US President-elect, Joe Biden has accused the Trump administration of “irresponsibility” for failing to give his team the information it needs for the transition of power.
He said his team had encountered “obstruction from the political leadership” when it enquired for necessary information from the Department of Defence.
Biden, who has been certified by the Electoral College as the winner of the November 2020 election, also claimed that agencies critical to US security have suffered “enormous damage” under Donald Trump.
Biden takes office on 20 January but Trump has refused to concede and for weeks after the election, Biden was blocked from receiving key intelligence briefings, an essential routine during a presidential transition.
Trump then finally agreed to allow the formal transition process last month, receiving praise from Biden But following a briefing from Biden’s National Security Team late Monday night, December 28, Biden has now changed his tone towards the transition process.
In a statement which he posted on Twitter, Mr Biden said his team was facing “roadblocks” in the defence department and the Office of Management and Budget. He said “Right now, we just aren’t getting all the information that we need from the outgoing administration in key national security areas, It’s nothing short, in my view, of irresponsibility. The policy processes have atrophied or have been sidelined”