“The law governing the transition of presidential power “doesn’t require there to be an absolute winner. It says the ‘apparent' winner.”
Joe Biden
President-elect. Claim dated 18 Nov 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly True
What PolitiFact found
The primary law governing transitions, the Presidential Transition Act, took effect in 1964 and has been updated on several occasions. It uses the term “apparent” winner.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President-elect) made this claim around 18 November 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 November 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly True”.
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