The White House said Friday that there had been no external pressure from the Trump administration to slow the formalizing of the election’s outcome by the General Services Administration, even as President Trump has continued his unsuccessful campaign to overturn the election results.
“The president’s been very clear: He wants every legal vote to be counted and to make sure that no illegal votes are counted,” White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in the first formal briefing she has held in several weeks, repeating false talking points about widespread fraud.
When asked about President-elect Joe Biden’s concern that Trump’s failure to concede was keeping his team from vital public health information regarding the coronavirus and vaccine development, McEnany dismissed the criticism.
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