Incoming Biden chief of staff warns transition delay puts vaccine distribution at risk

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Source: NBC

President-elect Joe Biden's incoming chief of staff, Ron Klain, urged the Trump administration Sunday to reverse course and begin working on a presidential transition so "nothing drops in this change of power" that would jeopardize the new administration's ability to distribute a coronavirus vaccine.

President Donald Trump and his campaign continue to pursue legal challenges in several states contesting results and making unfounded allegations of widespread fraud.

In the meantime, the federal government has not yet gotten a key determination from the General Services Administration that would allow agencies to begin to cooperate with a transition, which Klain said on NBC News' "Meet the Press" has left the Biden team unable to speak to current administration officials or begin planning for how to take over during a crisis that has killed more than 240,000 people in America alone.

"Joe Biden is going to become president of the United States in the midst of an ongoing crisis. That has to be a seamless transition," he said.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/incoming-biden-chief-staff-warns-transition-delay-puts-vaccine-distribution-n1247860

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. Nothing has changed, Donald Trump and every single republican are trying to kill me

and my family.

Actively engaged in premeditated voluntary manslaughter.

I wish I could defend myself.

[C Moon]

2. The problem is that the blame will be put on Biden.

Republicans love creating problems, getting elected out of office, the Democrats have to clean up the mess, then the GOP blames the Democrats. Republicans are reelected.

Over and over.

And I believe that's what Trump and McConnell are working on now.

[Roy Rolling]

3. Watch Ron Klain

He seems like one of the most capable people in government. If the government were run by Ron and Rhonda Klains we could repair much of the Trump sabotage in a few years.