2020 ELECTION/BIDEN TRANSITION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “More than two weeks since the election, President Donald Trump remains dug in at the White House, refusing to concede and to help his successor deal with critical and urgent issues: the pandemic and national security.
Since becoming a lame-duck president, Trump has not only blocked cooperation with the incoming Biden administration, he has remained largely silent as the COVID-19 pandemic dramatically worsens nationwide; an average of 1,000 Americans have been reported dead each day since the election with the total fast approaching the 250,000 milestone…
The president has remained largely out of public view in the time since his defeat, venturing away from the White House grounds only to make weekend visits to his Virginia golf club and once for a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, also in Virginia. In total, he has made only three public appearances since election night — and has not taken questions from reporters since Nov. 2.”
-Ben Gittleson and Jordyn Phelps, “Trump digs in at White House, denying Biden transition help on pandemic, national security,” abcnews.go.com, Nov. 18, 2020