当地时间11月10日,美国现任国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥在记者会上拒绝承认拜登“胜选”,并称“将平稳过渡到特朗普政府第二任期”。
根据美国《国会山报》报道以及现场视频,对于蓬佩奥的表态,10日当天,拜登在新闻发布会上提到这位国务卿时连续笑了好几声。
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路透社称,拜登当天表示,没有什么能阻止美国政府的权力过渡。
但美国总务管理局(General Services Administration)“确定”胜选者之前,拜登政府无法正式开始权力交接。迄今为止,总务管理局一直拒绝这样做。
The transition of power to a Biden administration cannot formally begin until the General Services Administration makes an “ascertainment” of the winner, which it has so far refused to do.
美国又有一个州要重新计票
据美国消费者新闻与商业频道(CNBC)消息,美国佐治亚州州务卿布拉德·拉芬斯珀格(Brad Raffensperger)当地时间11日表示,该州将开始在全州范围内重新计票。
Georgia will conduct a statewide recount of ballots cast in the election between President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Wednesday.
“鉴于两党间票数如此接近,每个县都需要手工进行全面的重新计票,”拉芬斯珀格在发布会上说道。“当然,这肯定会耗掉我们剩下的每一分一秒。”
“With the margin being so close, it will require a full, by-hand recount in each county,” Raffensperger said at a press conference.
“It’ll take every bit of the time we have left, for sure,” he said.
据美国全国广播公司(NBC)测算,拜登在佐治亚州近5百万的选票中领先票数超过1.4万张。
Biden’s lead over Trump in Georgia has grown to more than 14,000 votes among nearly 5 million cast, according to NBC News, which has not projected a winner in the Peach State.
共和党籍的拉芬斯珀格表示,该州将和县级官员合作,及时完成重新计票,以确保在11月20日的最后期限前确认全州的选举结果。
Raffensperger, a Republican, said the state will work with county officials to complete the recount in time to meet its Nov. 20 deadline for certifying statewide election results.