Mitch McConnell Vows 'Orderly' Transfer of Power Will Happen On Time Despite Trump's Refusal to ConcedeMitch McConnell Vows 'Orderly' Transfer of Power Will Happen On Time Despite Trump's Refusal to Concede BY DANIEL VILLARREAL ON 11/18/20 AT 2:17 AM EST 01:29 SHARE U.S. DONALD TRUMP MITCH MCCONNELL 2020 ELECTION Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said America will "have an orderly transfer from this administration to the next one" on time despite President Donald Trump's ongoing refusal to concede to President-elect Joe Biden. McConnell's comment came in response to a journalist asking him about the General Services Administration's (GSA) refusal to issue a letter acknowledging Biden's victory, thus denying Biden's team access to millions of dollars in federal transition resources. "We are going to have an orderly transfer from this administration to the next one. What we all say about it is frankly irrelevant," McConnell said. "All of it will happen right on time, and we will swear in the next administration on Jan. 20." Democratic congressional members have questioned whether the GSA's refusal to issue the letter was ordered by Trump who has yet to concede. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he actually won the election except for yet-to-be-substantiated allegations of widespread voter fraud that, he claims, swung the election in Biden's favor. NEWSWEEK SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS > Mitch McConnell transfer or power Trump Biden In a seeming acknowledgment of President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said there would be an "orderly transfer from this administration to the next one." In this November 17, 2020 photo, McConnell speaks during a news conference. ALEX WONG/GETTY While most congressional Republicans have been silent about acknowledging Biden's presidential victory, at least three Republicans have publicly voiced doubt that Biden actually won including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Republican Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri and Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin. Republican Senator Mitt Romney of Utah; former Republican President George W. Bush; his brother, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush; Republican Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan and 13 other Republican Congress members have all acknowledged that Biden won. During McConnell's comments, he said the media has ignored "one of the great success stories of the current administration" which was "the coordination between Homeland Security and secretaries of state in charge of conducting elections all around the country."
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