Matt Viser

Matt Viser @mviser

Joe Biden has chosen @RonaldKlain as White House chief of staff, sending an early signal that he intends to rely heavily on experience, competence and political agility after a Trump presidency that prized flashiness and personality. From @michaelscherer: https://t.co/7cYbsLYw8x — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

RT @reidepstein: We called top elections officials in all 50 states, and found none who pointed to any fraud episodes this year. “There’s… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @John_Hudson: America’s major Pacific allies are next in line for phone calls with Biden today, I’m told. Japan and South Korea, who jea… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PeterHamby: Laura Ingraham just called Biden the “president elect” — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

Trump administration launches a dramatic shake-up at senior levels of the Pentagon, installing three WH loyalists in key roles and intensifying turmoil a day after Trump abruptly fired his defense secretary. Via @DanLamothe @missy_ryan @jdawsey1 @PaulSonne https://t.co/AnF32wdzKL — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW: Democrats have grown increasingly agitated about GOP refusal to accept the election results. On Tuesday, they began pushing back — although Joe Biden continued to predict the GOP would turn around once Trump is gone. My latest with @michaelscherer: https://t.co/osmDn2AHCr — PolitiTweet.org

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Republicans echo Trump’s baseless election claims, undermining Biden's transition and potentially threatening national security, by @AshleyRParker @PhilipRucker https://t.co/xuFJcxH8EC — PolitiTweet.org

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NEW from @WaPoSean: Jaime Harrison is interested in becoming DNC chair and offered an influential character witness: James Clyburn https://t.co/4h5aKJiXpf — PolitiTweet.org

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“I understand the sense of loss. I get that,” Joe Biden says, referring to Trump supporters. "But I think the majority of people who voted for him…understand we have to come together. We have to unite." — PolitiTweet.org

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How will you work with Republicans who won’t even acknowledge you’ve won the election? “They will,” Joe Biden says, smiling. “They will." — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

“I just think it’s an embarrassment, quite frankly,” President-elect Joe Biden says of President Trump’s refusal to concede. “I think it will not help the president’s legacy." — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

“Look, I am not a pessimist. I think enough Republicans have spoken out,” Joe Biden says. “And there will be a larger number, once the election is declared, to get things done." — PolitiTweet.org

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“I don’t see a need for legal action, quite frankly,” Joe Biden says of forcing Trump adminsitration officials to proceed with a transition. Much different message from his transition team officials, who said last night: “Legal actions are certainly a possibility." — PolitiTweet.org

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“We can get through without the funding. We’re in a position that we feel very good. There’s nothing that slows up our efforts,” Joe Biden says. “We don’t see anything that’s slowing us down, quite frankly." — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

“I haven’t had a chance to speech to Mitch. My expectation is that I will do that in the not too distant future,” Joe Biden says. "The whole Republican Party has been put in a position, with a few notable exceptions, of being mildly intimidated by the sitting president." — PolitiTweet.org

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“We’re already beginning the transition. We’re well underway,” Joe Biden says. "The fact that they’re not willing to acknowelge we’ve won is not of much consequence." — PolitiTweet.org

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“I’m letting them know, ‘America’s back,’” President-elect Joe Biden says of his message to six world leaders he’s spoken with since winning the election. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AnnieLinskey: "I will protect your health care like I protect my own family," says Biden. "We've unfortunately been big consumers of th… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Joe Biden won the election decisively,” Vice President-elect Kamala Harris says, “with more votes than have ever been cast in American history." — PolitiTweet.org

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“Joe Biden won the election decisively,” Vice President-elect Kamala Harry says, “with more votes than have ever been cast in American history." — PolitiTweet.org

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Calls from foreign leaders continue to pour into Joe Biden, with the world acknowledging what most Republicans so far have not: He is the incoming president of the United States. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cspan: .@SecPompeo: "There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration." Full video here: https://t.co/6Rou91HQxv htt… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @John_Hudson: Pompeo just now: “There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration." — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden has long said that he would on day one call NATO and say, “We’re back.” Today he has spoken with leaders of Britain, France and now, Germany. — PolitiTweet.org

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Joe Biden has spoken today with Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macon, according to the British and French leaders. Those calls were not coordinated by the US State Department, as is usual, because the GSA has not yet allowed the federal government to begin the Biden transition. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @byamberphillips: Sen Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a speculated 2024 candidate, introduces a bill that in part calls for election officials to c… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Reinlwapo: In an indication of growing frustration among Biden transition officials, they organized a call with reporters Monday night… — PolitiTweet.org

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Across the federal government — the VA, EPA, OMB — career civil servants are being told not to respond to Biden’s transition team. At USAID, a 440-page briefing book for Biden's team sits ready and waiting at the agency. So far, they won’t give it over. https://t.co/JPDO0pHkPH — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

NEW: Trump's WH instructs senior government leaders to block cooperation with Biden transition team, escalating a standoff that threatens to impede transfer of power and prompting Biden team to weigh legal action. Latest w/@Reinlwapo @gregpmiller @jdawsey1 https://t.co/JPDO0pHkPH — PolitiTweet.org

Matt Viser @mviser

Biden began taking calls from foreign leaders, weighed whom to appoint to top White House positions, and implored Americans to guard against the coronavirus. He acted like the incoming president, even if Trump balked at that, via @annielinskey @WaPoSean https://t.co/KKixZUx75B — PolitiTweet.org