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Unusual presidential transition: A look at what hasn't happened yet

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Unusual presidential transition: A look at what hasn't happened yet
Unusual presidential transition: A look at what hasn't happened yet

There is still no meeting scheduled between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden.

So what is not happening that usually happens during a presidential transition?

Scripps Washington Correspondent Joe St.

George walks us through it.

SO WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING THATUSUALLY HAPPENS DURING APRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION?SCRIPPS REPORTER JOE ST.GEORGE WALKS US THROUGH ITPKG WE ARE 59 DAYS AWAY FROMINAUGURATION DAY IN WASHINGTON.WE KNOW A TURKEY WILL BESO WHAT IS NOT HAPPENING THATUSUALLY HAPPENS DURING APRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION?

WELLFOR ONE THERE HAS BEEN NOOBVIOUS SPEECH ASKING FORUNITY.NOR HAS THERE BEEN ANYTRADITIONAL OVALOFFICE MEETING LIKE THE ONEPRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRESIDENTTRUMP HAD IN 2016.(WHY IS THIS VALUABLE ORIMPORTANT?) BEYOND THAT, THISNON- TRADITIONAL TRANSITION ISALREADY CREATING OBSTACLES FORPRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN.FOR EXAMPLE, THE GENERALSERVICES ADMINISTRATION MAYSOUND LIKE AN OBSCUREGOVERNMENT AGENCY, BUT IT ISRESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOWING THETRANSITION TO START.BECAUSE IT HASN'T SIGNED OFF ONIT, THE PRESIDENT-ELECT HAS NOACCESS TO TAXPAYER FUNDS FORTRAVEL OR OFFICE SPACE.BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY HE CAN'TINTERACT WITH CURRENT FEDERALWORKERS EITHER, LIKE THOSE INTHE NATIONAL SECURITY SECTOR ORHEALTH CARE SECTOR.FOR EXAMPLE, THEPRESIDENT-ELECT CAN'T PICK UPTHE PHONE AND CALL THEDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMANSERVICES AND TALK ABOUT VACCINEDEVELOPMENTS OR NON-PUBLICPANDEMIC RELATED INFORMATION.HE ISN'T ALLOWED TO RECEIVENATIONAL SECURITY BRIEFINGS ORUPDATES FROM THE FBI EITHER.THE LAST TIME THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT DELAYED THETRANSITION WAS BACK IN 2000BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA RECOUNTTHE 9/11 COMMISSION REPORTPLACED BLAME ON THE DELAYEDTRANSITION, ARGUING IT HURTPRESIDENT BUSH'S ABILITY TO GETHIS NATIONAL SECURITY TEAM ONTHE JOB IN A TIMELY MANNER.THIS LACK OF TRANSITION HASREAL IMPLICATIONS BEYOND JUST APHOTOGRAPH OR A SPEECH.IT'S GOING TO FORCE THE BIDENHARRIS ADMINISTRATION TO PLAYCATCHUP.IN WASHINGTON I'M JOE ST.GEORGEFEDERAL LENDING PROGRAMSDESIGNED TO HELP SMALLBUSINESSES STAY AFLOAT DURING

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