According to a new book by New, the incoming president wanted to be briefed on a daily basis, but the White House chief of staff told him that no president had ever received a daily intelligence report.
The transition process between the administrations of Donald Trump and Joe Biden had already been rocky, as Trump refused to formally concede the race in public and his campaign attorneys were still trying to figure out ways to overturn the results.
The former congressman from North Carolina and the former chief of staff to the vice president were communicating with each other in order to navigate the transition process.
It was complicated by Trump's insistence that he had won the election.
"I know the president's saying these things, but I'm not sure what to tell you," said Meadows. We will work it out.
Biden's transition staffers continued to run into issues, as they received critical updates from the Pentagon later than they wanted, and encountered delays in getting vaccine for incoming staffers.
As it pertained to the President's daily briefings, there was one area whereMeadows sought clarity and was surprised by the response.
The New York Times reported in April 2020 that Trump didn't finish reading the intelligence reports, as several former intelligence officials told the newspaper.
Trump was attracted to graphics, charts, and other data-driven visuals, according to the Times report.
In November 2020, after Biden had been declared the president-elect by virtually every major news outlet, he was told that he needed to get the intelligence briefings.
Vice President Biden is going to want this daily brief for a long time. The book says thatMeadows asked.
Klain said that Biden, a former chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, would want to get a daily briefings.
During his time as vice president, Biden got daily briefings.
The president never does that. That hasn't happened.
The request was so beyond the experience of the man that he could not understand it.
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