TRUMP CAVES!
Trump Spends Morning Retweeting Baseless Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories from Actors Randy Quaid and James Woods (politicususa.com)Janet Yellen is Biden's pick for Treasury Secretary (nytimes.com)Antony Blinken is Biden's pick for Secretary of State (theguardian.com)Alejandro N. Mayorkas is Biden's pick for DHS (nytimes.com)Avril Haines is Biden's pick for DNI (nytimes.com)Trump allies relentlessly lobbied election officials in a mad scramble to reverse the president’s loss: report (rawstory.com)Trump Attacks General James Mattis for Remarks About “America First” (politicususa.com)Newsmax CEO cornered for spreading false information about election because it's great for ratings (alternet.org)
UPDATE: THe best summary of the Trump collapse can be found here.
Following a day of Twitter silence, Donald Trump has spoken:
I want to thank Emily Murphy at GSA for her steadfast dedication and loyalty to our Country. She has been harassed, threatened, and abused – and I do not want to see this happen to her, her family, or employees of GSA. Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
…fight, and I believe we will prevail! Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 23, 2020
The tweets came hours after Michigan formally certified Biden’s victory and essentially pulled the legs out from under Trump’s dubious string of lawsuits challenging the election.
For her part, GSA head honcho Emily Murphy has informed President-Elect Joe Biden and his staff that the transition has formally begun.
CNN: GSA tells Biden that transition can formally begin
DEVELOPING…