Trump: VP Pence to lead US efforts to fight virus
Trump has ordered the federal government to close on Wednesday and both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed on Wednesday in observance.
Trump suggested linking gun-control measures with "desperately needed immigration reform" but did not outline a policy or say how that might happen in a sharply divided Congress.
Trump can block Biden and his team from receiving the daily briefing book because there is no law mandating it, but previous presidents have provided the briefing when a winner has been declared.
Trump is still expected to visit Charlotte during business meetings among party leaders, though his acceptance speech on the last day of the convention will be delivered at another location, according to a report by The Hill.
Trump will be on friendlier terrain in the Senate, where Democrats are not expected to pick up the 20 Republican votes they need at a minimum to drive the president from office.
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Trump also expressed his willingness to visit Britain and sign a bilateral trade deal with it, saying he was invited twice by May during their meetings on the sidelines of this year's World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos, which concluded on Friday.
Trump also took to Twitter to lash out at Pelosi. "Pelosi gives us the most unfair trial in the history of the US Congress, and now she is crying for fairness in the Senate, and breaking all rules while doing so," the president claimed.
Trump, who aggressively interrupted Biden during a chaotic debate two weeks ago, showed little interest in altering his belligerent tone.
Trump is urging Congress to pass the eye-popping stimulus package in a matter of days.