US National Security Advisor: "Biden Will Win... Professional Transition Expected"

Trump's Unusual Remarks Amid Claims of Election Victory

[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Baek Jong-min] Robert O'Brien, U.S. White House National Security Council (NSC) Advisor, mentioned the possibility of a transition of power, saying that President-elect Joe Biden seems likely to win.

Although he added the condition that the victory must be confirmed, it is interpreted as a forecast that a normal handover of duties will take place if Biden's victory is finally confirmed by the judiciary's decision or the Electoral College vote.

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NBC reported on the 16th (local time) that Advisor O'Brien said in a virtual speech at the Suffen Center International Security Forum held that day, "If Biden is decided as the winner as we are seeing now, the NSC will conduct a very professional transition." He predicted, "There is no doubt that it will be so." O'Brien recorded this video last week.

Advisor O'Brien also evaluated, "The people on Biden's transition team are very professional and already have experience in the administration or the White House," and emphasized, "The great thing about America is that it has peacefully and successfully conducted transitions of power even during contentious times."

NBC reported that O'Brien's remarks came amid a situation where President Donald Trump tweeted a message seemingly acknowledging Biden's victory a day earlier but then sparked controversy by claiming he had won.

O'Brien continued, "After the 2000 presidential election, the transition work for President-elect George W. Bush was delayed until mid-December, but it was eventually completed," emphasizing that even if the transition process starts late, it will be completed without problems.

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