‘Beyond the pale’: Biden team met with growing anger from agency heads accused of obstructing transition
December 31, 2020 | Vivek Saxena
Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden’s transition team continues to accuse members of the Trump administration of not cooperating, even as those same members keep arguing that the complaints from Biden’s team are bullschiff.
The latest complaint comes courtesy Yohannes Abraham, the executive director of Biden’s transition team, and marked the third time this week alone that someone on the transition team has complained about the Trump administration.
During a virtual briefing with reporters Wednesday, Abraham said his officials “have encountered obstruction from political leadership at various agencies, most notably at the Department of Defense and the Office of Management and Budget.â€
“Make no mistake, this lack of cooperation has real-world implications, most concerningly as it relates to our national security. This intentionally generated opacity makes it harder for our government to protect the American people moving forward,†he added.
“OMB leadership’s refusal to fully cooperate impairs our ability to identify opportunities to maximize the relief going out to Americans during the pandemic, and it leaves us in the dark as it relates to Covid-related expenditures and critical gaps.â€
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