MOMENT OF TRUTH: YEAH BUT NO Finally, The New York Times’ election blog notes that Donald Trump appeared to briefly acknowledge Joe Biden’s victory — tweeting, in a series of false allegations, that “He won because the Election was Rigged” — but quickly self-corrected less than two hours later, insisting that “I concede NOTHING! We have a long way to go.” Top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony Fauci has also hit out at the Trump administration for blocking the coronavirus taskforce from meeting with Biden’s transition team, a step he believes to be critically important to curbing the pandemic. Additionally, The Washington Post (via BusinessInsider) reports Trump has not met with the taskforce himself in five months. The news comes as The Guardian reports the country recorded 166,555 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday — down on the record 184,000+ on Friday but still America’s second-highest daily total and a 12th day in a row above 100,000 — as thousands of Trump supporters attended the “Million Maga March” in DC, where, Al Jazeera notes, some clashed with counter-demonstrators early on Sunday with several fistfights, at least one stabbing, and 20 people arrested. |