Four years after Donald Trump’s ouster from the White House,as projections show he will get more than the 270 Electoral College votes needed to fill the office.
Democrat Kamala Harris has admitted defeat in the elections ” after swing states won by Joe Biden turned red with voters overwhelmingly supporting Trump.
So, what happens next and what can we expect during this transition period, with Biden still in office as president?
When will Donald Trump be sworn in?
Trump will be sworn in alongside his vice president JD Vance at an inauguration event on January 20.
Inaugurations are always held on this date, as required by the American Constitution.
After serving as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021, Trump will be the first to serve non-consecutive terms since Grover Cleveland regained the White House in the 1892 election.
Trump will not be able to run for a third time in 2028 because the constitution limits the presidential term to two terms.
How will the presidential transition work?
The president-elect has 75 days to prepare and is expected to start building a team around him.
Thousands of government positions need to be filled.
He has promised roles in his administration to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a major Trump donor, as well as
Most presidents-elect also receive daily or near-daily intelligence briefings during the transition period.
However, when Biden won the presidency in 2020, Trump delayed the process by falsely claiming he had won the election, and presidential briefings did not begin until November 30.
The Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 was introduced to ensure that the transition process begins five days after the election, even if the winner is in question.
When Biden announced he was withdrawing from the presidential race in July, he stressed that he did not want to be a “lame duck” president and that he would still be engaged during the final six months of his term.
At the time, he said he would work hard to try to convince Hamas and Israel to commit to a ceasefire amid the war in Gaza.
The White House plans to send billions of dollars in security aid to Ukraine before Biden leaves office in January, sources told Reuters on Wednesday.
“The administration intends to move forward … to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position,” a senior administration official said on condition of anonymity, before his term expired in January.
Trump has been critical of Biden’s assistance to Ukraine, fueling concern about the future of support for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government under a Republican-controlled White House, Senate and perhaps House of Representatives.
Trump has no presidential powers before being sworn in, but has promised to end the war in Ukraine before taking office.