唐纳德·特朗普总统将在55天后将白宫控制权移交给当选总统乔·拜登。
彭斯在感恩节推特上感谢一线员工
副总统迈克·彭斯在感恩节向第一反应者、军人和卫生保健工作者传达了一条感恩的信息。
“在这个感恩节，我们感谢我们的家人、朋友&我们一路上遇到的医生、护士、第一反应者&我们武装部队的男男女女。上帝保佑我们的医护人员&我们的军队，尤其是那些部署在海外捍卫我们自由的人!”
在一个消息周四早些时候，彭斯一家代表副总统兼第二夫人卡伦·彭斯祝大家感恩节快乐。
自拜登宣布胜利以来，特朗普第一次接受提问
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唐纳德·特朗普总统与美国人民一起参加感恩节电话会议
在结束了与军队的电话会议后，特朗普接受了记者采访。这是拜登宣布胜利以来，他第一次回答问题。
总统在全国范围内发表了一长串对选举舞弊的不满和毫无根据的指控。
特朗普说:“这将是一件非常困难的事情，因为我们知道存在大规模欺诈。”
总统没有提供欺诈的直接证据，但声称宾夕法尼亚州、密歇根州和威斯康星州的违规行为使结果偏向拜登。他也再次，追逐自治领投票系统。
当被问及如果拜登在1月20日入主白宫，他是否会宣布参加2024年的竞选时，总统说，“我不想谈论2024年。”
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唐纳德·特朗普总统在白宫参加了一个电视节目后对记者说
当被问及如果拜登宣誓就职，他是否会离开白宫时，特朗普回答说:“当然，我会。你知道的。”
他还被问及是否会按照传统出席拜登的就职典礼。
“我还不想这么说。我知道答案，老实说，我知道答案，但我只是还不想说出来，”他说。
特朗普在与军队的电话会议中兜售股市、疫苗时间表
特朗普周四在白宫外交室通过视频会议对军队发表了讲话。
“我深切感谢你们每一个人对我们国家的忠诚服务。我们的国家做得很好。担任你们的总司令是我一生中最大的荣誉，”他边读边说。
他不时偏离自己准备好的言论，为确保美国在他任职的四年里没有卷入任何战争而沾沾自喜，并即兴发表了一些关于股市和疫苗开发的自吹自擂的言论，称疫苗将从下周或下周开始交付给一线工作人员。
“你做了一项令人难以置信的工作，你的国家做得很好，”他对代表陆军、海军、海军陆战队、空军、空军和海岸警卫队的服役人员说。
总统还回答了记者的一些问题，并表示他“可能”在周六访问格鲁吉亚，为面临决选的共和党参议员竞选。特朗普表示，“最有可能是在机场。”
事件发生后，白宫表示，对格鲁吉亚的访问可能会在12月5日进行。
周四早些时候，特朗普参观了他在弗吉尼亚州的高尔夫球场。
拜登在感恩节对前线工作人员发表讲话
根据一条推特，当选总统拜登和未来的第一夫人吉尔·拜登在感恩节花了一些时间与一线工作人员交谈。
乔·拜登写道:“吉尔和我今天很荣幸能和这场危机前线的一些英雄们交谈。”。“我们今天和每一天都要感谢护士和消防员，他们为保护我们社区的安全做出了巨大的牺牲。我们从你的勇气和无私中看到了美国最好的一面。”
在周四早些时候的一封信中，拜登一家表示，他们正在庆祝今年缩减的感恩节，并放弃了他们在大流行期间传统的大型家庭聚会。
Trump-Biden transition live updates: Trump says he'll leave WH if Biden inaugurated
President Donald Trump is slated to hand over control of the White House to President-elect Joe Biden in 55 days.
Pence thanks frontline workers in Thanksgiving tweet
Vice President Mike Pence shared a message of gratitude on Thanksgiving to first responders, military members and health care workers.
“On this Thanksgiving Day, we’re thankful for our Family, Friends & the Doctors, Nurses, First Responders & Men & Women of our Armed Forces that we’ve met along the way. God Bless our Healthcare Workers & our Military, especially those deployed overseas Defending Our Freedom!”
In amessageearlier Thursday, the Pence family wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving on behalf of the vice president and second lady Karen Pence.
Trump takes 1st questions since Biden declared victory
After wrapping his teleconference with troops, Trump spoke with reporters.It was the first time he's answered questions since Biden declared victory.
The president delivered a lengthy list of grievances and unfounded claims of election fraud across the country.
"It's going to be a very hard thing to concede because we know there was massive fraud," Trump said.
The president provided no direct evidence of fraud while claiming irregularities in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin skewed the results in Biden's favor. He also, again,went after Dominion Voting Systems.
When asked whether he would announce a run in 2024 if Biden occupies the White House on Jan. 20, the president said, "I don't want to talk about 2024."
Asked if he would leave the White House if Biden is inaugurated, Trump responded, "Certainly, I will. And you know that."
He was also asked whether he would attend Biden's inauguration as tradition dictates.
"I don't want to say that yet. I know the answer, I'll be honest, I know the answer but I just don't want to say it yet," he said.
Trump touts stock market, vaccine timeline in teleconference with troops
Trump spoke to military troops via video conference on Thursday from the Diplomatic Room of the White House.
"My profound thanks to each and every one of you for your devoted service to our nation. Our nation is doing very well. It's the highest honor of my life to serve as your commander in chief," he said, reading from a binder.
He veered off his prepared remarks from time to time to pat himself on the back for ensuring the U.S. did not get involved in any wars during his four years in office and ad-libbed some self-congratulatory remarks about the stock market and vaccine development -- saying the vaccine will be delivered to frontline workers starting next week or the week after next.
"You're doing an incredible job and your country is doing well," he said to the service members, which represented the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard.
The president also took some questions from reporters and said he would "probably" visit Georgia on Saturday to campaign for the Republican senators who face runoff elections. Trump said it would "most likely be at an airport."
Following the event, the White House indicated that the trip to Georgia would likely occur on Dec. 5.
Earlier on Thursday, Trump visited his golf course in Virginia.
Bidens speak to front line workers on Thanksgiving
President-elect Biden and the future first lady Jill Biden spent some time on Thanksgiving virtually talking to front line workers, according to a tweet.
“Jill and I were honored today to talk to some of the heroes on the front lines of this crisis,” Joe Biden wrote. “We’re thankful today and every day for the nurses and firefighters who sacrifice so much to keep our communities safe. We see the very best of America in your courage and selflessness.”
In a message earlier Thursday, the Bidens said they were celebrating a pared-down Thanksgiving this year and foregoing their traditional large family gathering amid the pandemic.
