Washington: Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Sunday briefly accepted losing the U.S. election by posting on Twitter that "He won" but then immediately went back on his words and said that he admitted nothing. He vowed to keep up a court fight.
"He won because the Election was Rigged," Trump wrote, not referring to Biden by name, adding a list of complaints about vote counting. About 90 minutes later, Trump wrote: "He only won in the eyes of the FAKE NEWS MEDIA. I concede NOTHING!"
Trump said on Twitter that he is going to file big cases showing the unconstitutionality of the 2020 Election very soon.
On the other hand, President-elect Joe Biden's focus is on the pandemic. As the number of positive cases is rising rapidly, he has been setting meetings with the vaccine developers.
"Donald Trump's Twitter feed doesn't make Joe Biden president or not president. The American people did that," said Ron Klain, Biden's choice as White House chief of staff.
The General Services Administration still has not recognized Biden as president-elect, preventing his team from gaining access to government office space and funding normally afforded to an incoming administration to ensure a smooth transition.
For Joe Biden the health crisis is the primary concern. Pfizer claimed last week its vaccine candidate proved more than 90% effective in initial trials.
"It's great to have a vaccine, but vaccines don't save lives. Vaccinations save lives," Klain said. "And that means you've got to get that vaccine into people's arms all over this country."
"It would be better if we could start working with them," Anthony Fauci, top U.S. infectious diseases expert and a White House task force member said of coordination between the existing task force and Biden's team.
Biden's campaign "Biden Fight Fund" said it had raised $10.5 million of its target of $30 million on Sunday.
Patrick Moore, a Biden campaign legal adviser, said the recount had so far shifted vote totals "almost imperceptibly," and in Biden's favour, and there had been no evidence of widespread irregularities.
Control of the U.S. Senate will be decided by two January runoff elections in Georgia, which will be important for the fate of Biden's ambitious legislative agenda. Klain said Biden may campaign in Georgia ahead of the runoffs.