Source: Trump showed no signs of conceding in meeting with advisers; More foreign leaders have congratulated Biden than GOP Senators; CDC issues robust Thanksgiving guidance as cases surge in U.S.; Two Georgia runoff elections may determine control of Senate
The Lead with Jake Tapper
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🗓️ 11 November 2020
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Source: Trump wants to continue legal challenges; WH political director latest in Trump orbit to get coronavirus; Source: Biden team projecting sense of inevitability, concerned any aggressive actions could backfire; Biden lays wreath at ceremony marking Veterans Day; Biden’s message to world leaders: “America is back”; President-elect Biden meeting with transition advisers today; Only four GOP senators publicly congratulate Biden on win; 61,000+ Americans currently hospitalized with Covid-19; Four states pushing stay-at-home efforts this week; New CDC guidance: masks protest both wearers & those around them; CDC suggests limiting Thanksgiving to your household or wear masks, social distance and eat outdoors; Votes still being counted in key battlegrounds: GA, PA, NC & AZ; NYT: election officials in 45+ states say they found no evidence of major voter fraud; Trump continues to allege massive voter fraud with no proof; Two Georgia runoff elections may determine control of Senate; Could GOP infighting in Georgia help Dems control Senate?; Pentagon’s new senior advisor has history of making xenophobic and racist comments
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| 0:00.0 | And welcome to the lead. I'm Pamela Brown in today for Jake Tapper and we begin with the |
| 0:05.9 | 2020 lead. President Trump today making his first public appearance since Joe Biden |
| 0:12.2 | was declared the winner of the 2020 election |
| 0:14.8 | marking this Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery before returning to |
| 0:19.7 | the White House. With President Trump refusing to acknowledge defeat, current and former defense officials |
| 0:26.0 | are telling CNN that Trump's actions are that of a dictator. |
| 0:30.7 | And more foreign leaders have now congratulated Biden on his win than Republican |
| 0:35.3 | senators. And behind the scenes the story is no different. As seen as Caitlin |
| 0:39.8 | Collins reports, President Trump showed no signs he plans to concede in a private meeting with |
| 0:45.1 | advisors. |
| 0:46.1 | President Trump and President-elect Biden making separate appearances at Veterans Day |
| 0:52.0 | ceremonies as the current |
| 0:53.6 | occupant of the White House is falsely accusing his successor of |
| 0:57.3 | stealing the election. Trump stood silently in the rain with no umbrella at |
| 1:01.7 | Arlington National Cemetery today and did not speak |
| 1:04.8 | to reporters as he left. With the exception of two trips to the golf course it was his first |
| 1:10.1 | appearance in six days. Trump has largely been disengaged from governing since he attempted to discredit the |
| 1:16.7 | election last Thursday. |
| 1:19.1 | If you count the legal votes, I easily win. |
| 1:23.2 | Election officials nationwide say they found no evidence to back up the president's claims. |
| 1:28.8 | What evidence of any widespread fraud have you seen in the count in Philadelphia? |
| 1:35.0 | I have not. |
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