Writing in tomorrow’s @IrishTimes - #JoeBiden may have won the election decisively but it was by no means a landslide... #Biden won by more than 5 million votes but…
by comparison, #Obama won the popular vote by 9.5 million votes in 2008 while Ronald Reagan by 16.9 million in 1980 - on much lower turnout. #Election2020#BidenTransition#Democrats
Analysis here of Democrats’ election result and why there are concerning signs for the party #Election2020#BidenTransition
"If you had a different administration with different people what we’ve done in my opinion would have taken three, four, five years.. and it would have been at the FDA forever" #Trump declares at first press conference since his election defeat...#coronavirus#BidenTransition
Former President of Ireland and chair of @TheElders, Mary Robinson, describes President #Trump's refusal to accept result of the election as "shocking"
"President Trump’s refusal thus far to facilitate a smooth transition weakens democratic values. His fellow Republicans must...
...now affirm their faith in the US Constitution, democratic institutions and the rule of law, so the country can begin a process of reconciliation.”
"The continued assertions of electoral fraud by the President and some senior members of the Administration and of the Republican Party, offered as yet without any compelling evidence, convey a lack of respect for the integrity and independence of the democratic...