Biden Goes Begging

After already winning the election by a thin margin, Joe Biden took to Twitter to ask for donations because Trump is challenging the results of the election, saying his team must fund the transition themselves.

Really? Really?!

First of all, the Biden team is not on the hook for any state electoral challenges. State electoral boards bear those costs.

Aside from that, until Biden is sworn into office, any members of his transition team do not have any official positions and are not entitled to compensation. Once they are assigned those positions, the federal government pays their wages, Biden does not.

Any delays regarding the transition do not cause Biden additional or unexpected expenses. What? More phone calls?

Yet what is most important is the fact that he is asking Americans who have suffered decreased income, often complete loss of income for much of this entire year, for money. You can count on the fact that he has been instrumental in Pelosi’s refusal to reach an agreement for a stimulus package until he is sworn in. No matter that millions of Americans are sitting/standing in line for food banks and facing possible eviction weeks before he is sworn in. Others are likely to have utilities turned off. People…