US: Biden swings into action, says ‘America is back’
By George Aluo, with agency report
US president-elect, Joe Biden has started fast tracking the process of taking office come January 20, 2021 with the appointment of key officials, even as he declared that ‘America is back’.
BBC quoted the president-elect as saying that the country is not only staging a comeback but ready to lead the world.
In the words of Biden who unveiled officials for six important posts…’America is back” and “ready to lead the world.”
If confirmed, Avril Haines would be the first female director of national intelligence and Alejandro Mayorkas the first Latino homeland security boss.
It would be noted that President Trump had on Monday reluctantly agreed for the transition process to start a development that would see Mr Biden get top secret intelligence brief.
Though the transition process has started, Trump has still not conceded. He has continued to repeat unsubstantiated claims that the 3 November vote was “rigged”.
The White House said Mr Biden would get the Presidential Daily Brief, the document that updates the president on details of the latest international threats and developments.
And following approval from the General Services Administration (GSA), Mr Biden can now access key government officials and millions of dollars in funds as he prepares to take over on 20 January.
Mr Biden is projected to beat President Trump by 306 votes to 232 in the US Electoral College when it meets to formally confirm the winner on 14 December. This is far above the 270 votes he needs.
On Tuesday, Governor Tom Wolf said he had certified the victory of Mr Biden in Pennsylvania, one of the key swing states. Another, Michigan, certified the same outcome on Monday.
