Tennessee

TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts) Sun Nov 29, 2020, 04:02 PM Nov 2020

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still not ready to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, despite

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still not ready to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, despite transition beginning

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is still not ready to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, despite President Donald Trump's administration having now cleared the way for the transition to begin.

Asked during his weekly briefing whether he considered Biden president-elect, Lee declined to answer, saying he is aware that the federal General Services Administration is moving forward with transition plans.

"I've been pretty focused on what's happening right here and not nationally," Lee said.

He said he was waiting on the president's ongoing court battles that challenge election outcomes – litigation the Trump campaign is overwhelmingly losing – and for the transition process to unfold.

Read more: https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/24/tennessee-gov-bill-lee-not-ready-say-biden-president-elect/6414752002/

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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still not ready to acknowledge Joe Biden as president-elect, despite (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2020 OP

Dumb ass. Alacritous Crier Nov 2020 #1

I used to think the phrase "stupid idiot" was a redundancy, Tanuki Nov 2020 #2

Focused locally my ass Docreed2003 Nov 2020 #3

Wait until a bunch of tornadoes rip up his state. NCDem47 Nov 2020 #4

"I've been pretty focused on what's happening right here..." Grins Nov 2020 #5

Alacritous Crier

(4,515 posts)

1. Dumb ass.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 05:16 PM

Nov 2020

Tanuki

(16,509 posts)

2. I used to think the phrase "stupid idiot" was a redundancy,

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 05:32 PM

Nov 2020

but the Trump presidency convinced me it is real, and spreading.
I will be calling Bill Lee's office tomorrow to give whoever answers the phone a polite reality check.

Docreed2003

(18,714 posts)

3. Focused locally my ass

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 06:06 PM

Nov 2020

He's taken on no leadership whatsoever in state's ongoing pandemic and refuses to take any position which might be the least bit controversial, such as mandating mask usage.

NCDem47

(3,523 posts)

4. Wait until a bunch of tornadoes rip up his state.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 06:17 PM

Nov 2020

Then we’ll see how fast he acknowledges President Biden (good or bad).

Ass.

Grins

(9,525 posts)

5. "I've been pretty focused on what's happening right here..."

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Sun Nov 29, 2020, 07:08 PM

Nov 2020

Standard Reich-wing dodge when caught!

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