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The former Vice president expressed his gratitude towards the researchers and scientists who worked ”tirelessly to make this possible.” He furthermore told American people that “there is nothing to worry about”, urging his citizens to take the jab when it gets available.

Ramamurti will be responsible for financial reform and consumer protection on the council, which is the President's influential advisory body on economic policy. He is expected to help steer the Biden administration's programmes to implement several promises in his manifesto of reform, consumer protection and banking.

One such label was seen on Trump's latest tweet that read: "He didn't win the Election. He lost all 6 Swing States, by a lot. They then dumped hundreds of thousands of votes in each one, and got caught. Now Republican politicians have to fight so that their great victory is not stolen. Don't be weak fools!"

On Friday morning, Vice President Mike Pence, Second Lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination on live TV, in a bid to instill confidence among Americans. Later in the day, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell were vaccinated by attending physician Brian Monahan at the Capitol.

Trump’s reaction is followed a day after incoming Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen refused to comment in an interview on whether a special counsel will be appointed to investigate Hunter Biden foreign dealings. 

According to US media reports, if confirmed by the Senate, it will place a Native American in a cabinet secretary position for the first time in the US history and mark a turning point for a 171-year-old Interior Department that has often had a fraught relationship with 574 federally recognised tribes.

In the past, the panel would have distributed 200,000 tickets for the ceremony and given Congress lawmakers ticket bundles for constituents, The Hill news website said in a report. On Tuesday, the Presidential Inaugural Committee, which is planning the inauguration alongside the JCCIC, urged Americans to watch the inaugural activities from their homes instead of travelling to the event.

The former mayor of South bend shot into national fame after he got nominated for the presidential nomination from the Democrat party. He went against presidential giants, Biden, a former vice-president then, and Senators Harris, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. He became the first openly gay person to win a presidential primary/caucus, picking up Iowa.

McConnell also congratulated Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. McConnell also lavishly praised the Donald Trump presidency's accomplishments, including "economic prosperity", "foreign policy", "judicial appointments", and "bold regulatory changes", saying that "it would take far more than one speech to catalogue all the major wins the Trump administration has helped deliver for the American people".

On Monday, electors from every US state gathered at Capitols across the country and voted 306 for Biden and 232 for President Donald Trump. The former US Vice President has now officially surpassed 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the White House.