The importance of a peaceful transition of power between presidents has continually been made abundantly clear, as well as peoples’ concerns over President Trump’s clear resistance to concede. While Joe Biden has launched into an informal transition process, Trump has refused to concede and has been making allegations of fraud and casting doubt on the validity of the election results. NPR labeled the 2020 election as Trump’s “biggest, most public loss,” and he is struggling to walk away because of his “long history of punching his way back from losses.” President Trump is spending his last days in office fighting, yet his efforts are being found to be more of a concern than anything.
Recently, several former Homeland Security secretaries spoke out about the risks of the transition of power being delayed. Each day of delayment reduces the availability of vital information for the Biden team to use to combat threats to our country. The secretaries also brought attention to the fact that the official commission for the 9/11 attacks showed that the 36-day delay in transition of power also delayed staffing in national security for six months. It was concluded in the report that delay in the transition resulted in more vulnerability to the U.S., and made it evident that transitions in the future should attempt to reduce any disturbance of policymaking in national security if possible.
What do you think; is President Trump going to concede peacefully? If not, should we be concerned for the security of our country? What could be some of the outcomes of delayment of this presidential transition?
Links:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/18/what-is-happening-with-the-us-presidential-transition
I believe since we haven't found any sign of fraud, Trump does need to concede to help our country. Sometimes we have to look back at not what is best for us, but our country. I also didn't know the effect that delaying causes, but know that I do I think that it makes it even more important to change peacefully. At the moment we need peace and unity for our country and fighting the system will not accomplish this. Hopefully unneeded fighting will not jeopardize the security of our country.
ReplyDelete-Brooke
Thank you Kirstyn for talking about the transition of power. It seems to be a national concern since the last time the transition of power was questioned, the nation's security was weakened and led to terrorists attacking us wide open. However Bill Clinton's transition of power was that Clinton allowed Bush to sit in the Presidential Daily briefings. This let information to be leaked. If the likely chance Biden gets into office, he will have a fast, rocky shift to transition, but as of right now, national security is not capable of being breached. Trump is going to continue to do as he has always done, continue to fight till the bitter end.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kirstyn for talking about the transition of power. It seems to be a national concern since the last time the transition of power was questioned, the nation's security was weakened and led to terrorists attacking us wide open. However Bill Clinton's transition of power was that Clinton allowed Bush to sit in the Presidential Daily briefings. This let information to be leaked. If the likely chance Biden gets into office, he will have a fast, rocky shift to transition, but as of right now, national security is not capable of being breached. Trump is going to continue to do as he has always done, continue to fight till the bitter end.
ReplyDelete-Aaron B.