An economic adviser in the US administration said that the White House is preparing for a second term for President Donald Trump, who refuses to acknowledge his defeat in the presidential elections, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned that "the more Republicans continue in this charade, the Corona epidemic crisis will get out of control."
In an interview with "Fox Business", Peter Navarro (one of Trump's economic advisers) said, "In the White House we continue to work as if we are on the verge of a second term for Trump," adding, "It is very important to realize that we want verifiable ballot papers and a legal voting process." And, as an investigation into the increasing number of fraud complaints filed by witnesses, they signed affidavits after taking oath.
So far, Trump has refused to concede his defeat, nearly a week after the US media announced that Democrat Joe Biden had won it, based on models based on counting votes in most of the country's states.
The most secure elections
On the other hand, the federal agencies in charge of US election security confirmed that the current presidential elections are the most secure in the country's history, and indicated that they had "no evidence" of electoral piracy.
Federal agencies - including the Department of Homeland Security's Cyber and Infrastructure Security Agency - confirmed that there was no evidence of lost votes or endangering the system in any way.
Meanwhile, Pelosi said that Republicans should accept the election results and work to provide relief from the repercussions of the Corona virus, noting that Republicans in Congress continue their tactics in delaying any aid to confront the Corona crisis, and in distorting and denying the facts, which has led - according to Pelosi's expression. To record deaths due to the virus.
She added - in a press conference - that the Republicans should stop what she described as "evasive" and begin to address the health and economic crisis afflicting America.
Pelosi warned against procrastinating in the face of Corona (Getty Images)
Arizona and Pennsylvania
Meanwhile, the media announced the victory of President-elect Joe Biden in Arizona, which has 11 votes in the electoral college, and the Al Jazeera correspondent reported that the Trump campaign had dropped the lawsuit in Arizona about irregularities in the voting process.
This was preceded by statements by Trump's campaign attorney in a lawsuit filed against election officials in Arizona, in which he said that they are not seeking to claim that there was election theft, but rather to deal with specific irregularities that took place during the vote, which led to the cancellation of ballot papers.
The lawyer added - during the court session that will take place in Maricopa County in Arizona - that the process of searching and obtaining evidence in the case led to the collection of some false and false evidence, through the use of a website.
In the same context, the Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that President Trump will hold a meeting today with his senior advisers for his election campaign, after receiving reports that a law firm had withdrawn from the lawsuit filed by his campaign in Pennsylvania.
And American media reported that a law firm called "Porter Wright Morris & Arthur" had withdrawn from a lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania on behalf of Trump's election campaign alleging irregularities in the voting process in a number of state counties. Her withdrawal from the case is in the best interest of the prosecution, but she has not mentioned the reason for her decision.
The New York Times reported - earlier - that the work of this law firm for the benefit of Trump's campaign had caused some tension among its affiliates.
Intelligence briefings
President Trump still refuses to admit the defeat, and renewed on Twitter what he called "vote stealing," and said in a new tweet, "The Dominion electronic program that the states used in the elections stole tens of thousands of votes from him and gave them to his rival, Joe Biden."
The US President continues to take steps to complicate a smooth transition of power, which has angered more than 150 senior American officials from both the Republican and Democratic parties, considering this as "a matter that constitutes a grave danger to national security."
In a joint letter, they demanded that Biden have access to the information necessary to deal with pressing national security issues, such as the daily report that the president receives.
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, confirmed to CNN that the president-elect and his team of advisors must have access to intelligence briefings that are presented to the White House on urgent national security issues, something that has not happened until today.
Running for the 2024 elections
In the context, American media confirmed - citing sources in the White House - that Trump intends to announce his campaign to run for the presidential elections in 2024, as soon as his rival, Joe Biden, is confirmed in the elections.
Sources close to Trump said that he had informed some of his advisers that he would announce his campaign for the 2024 presidential election as soon as his rival, Joe Biden, was confirmed winning the current presidential election, which was also confirmed by The New York Times.
On the military level, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, stressed that the loyalty of the military personnel to the US Constitution and not to a king or tyrant, as he put it.
He said, "We are unique among the armies. We do not swear an oath of allegiance to a king, queen, tyrant or dictator. We do not swear allegiance to an individual, country, tribe or religion; we swear to the constitution, and every soldier will protect and defend that document regardless of the personal price." ".