2020 US Elections – US Media: Blinken to be New Secretary of State – News – SRF
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Tomorrow Tuesday wants Joe Biden his first “ Candidates for ministerial positions in his cabinet to imagine. Several US media already attribute the position of foreign minister to Biden’s confidant, Antony Blinken.
trump let in Georgia not easy: since he’s less than 0.5 percentage points from Biden, he wants a third Ask for a recount. Also in Pennsylvania his legal team appeals against a ruling.
In an effort to overturn the outcome of the presidential election, he and his Republican allies are already present Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia is Nevada With Failed lawsuits.
According to the numbers from Georgia (Biden) and North Carolina (Trump) it is clear: Biden wins elections with 306 voters, Trump comes in at 232.
Democrats defend their majority in House of Representatives. Which party has the majority in senate it will be decided in a second ballot for the two seats in the Georgian Senate in January.
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According to media reports, Biden Blinken’s confidant will be foreign minister
It’s not official yet. But several US media outlets – including CNN and the “New York Times” – believe they already know who will be the new US Secretary of State: Antony Blinken, Joe Biden’s foreign policy advisor during the election campaign.
The 58-year-old was most recently Deputy Secretary of State and formerly Deputy National Security Advisor in the Obama administration. Blinken and Biden have known each other for nearly 20 years: Blinken already worked for Biden when he was senator and head of the foreign committee.
US President-elect Joe Biden wants to present his “first” candidates for ministerial office in his cabinet on Tuesday. This announced Biden-designated Chief of Staff Ronald Klain in an interview with ABC television station.
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In Pennsylvania, the Donald Trump camp appeals to Judge Matthew Brann’s decision that he refused to stop certifying the Pennsylvania election results. Furthermore, Trump calls for a recount of the votes in Georgia.
Russian head of state Vladimir Putin indirectly offered his cooperation to US President-designate Joe Biden for the first time.
Trump’s legal team distances itself from conservative attorney Sidney Powell. This is after several turbulent days in which Powell made false statements about the voting process, spread conspiracy theories, and vowed to blow up the election result in Georgia with a lawsuit of “biblical proportions”.
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SRF News 4, 23.11.2020, 00:30
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