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onecaliberal

(32,882 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:29 PM Apr 2020

Biden will now receive briefings, right?

This is very good news. Hopefully it will give us a better idea about what’s happening inside the murder administration.

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Biden will now receive briefings, right? (Original Post) onecaliberal Apr 2020 OP

I'm not sure. Jamastiene Apr 2020 #1

If DT could break this tradition, he will. n/t TreadSoftly Apr 2020 #2

+1 lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #7

Not until nominated. hlthe2b Apr 2020 #3

Not until he is officially nominated DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2020 #4

If he is... Newest Reality Apr 2020 #5

From who? A sycophant in charge of whatever part of our government? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2020 #6

Is he the nominee? Sherman A1 Apr 2020 #8

Trump Doesn't Even Get Briefings. MineralMan Apr 2020 #9

Article says president decides, and candidates can get briefed before nomination More_Cowbell Apr 2020 #10

Biden is light years ahead of trump without briefings spanone Apr 2020 #11

Not yet mshasta Apr 2020 #12

Biden won't even know what color the drapes are until he is sworn in. Takket Apr 2020 #13

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)

1. I'm not sure.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:30 PM

Apr 2020

I would think he could already do it because of being a vice president in the past. I don't know though. It would just make sense.

TreadSoftly

(219 posts)

2. If DT could break this tradition, he will. n/t

Reply to Jamastiene (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:33 PM

Apr 2020

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)

7. +1

Reply to TreadSoftly (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:35 PM

Apr 2020

hlthe2b

(102,331 posts)

3. Not until nominated.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:34 PM

Apr 2020

DetroitLegalBeagle

(1,925 posts)

4. Not until he is officially nominated

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:34 PM

Apr 2020

If they follow the same protocol as last election.

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)

5. If he is...

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:34 PM

Apr 2020

If he is considered THE nominee, then yes. If there are two candidates, (one from each party as per the last election) they do receive briefings.

I don't know if that happens before the convention, though.

We need someone other than the Dictator in Chief providing valid information on what's happening, that's for sure. The delusional loser in the WH is like a really bad disease in a bag.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,113 posts)

6. From who? A sycophant in charge of whatever part of our government?

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:35 PM

Apr 2020

The condition of our government, our institutional infrastructure is way worse than we can imagine...

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

8. Is he the nominee?

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:42 PM

Apr 2020

Has a party convention nominated him or is he simply running unopposed for the nomination at this point?

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)

9. Trump Doesn't Even Get Briefings.

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:43 PM

Apr 2020

They show him a short slide show with pictures each morning, which he ignores, anyway.

More_Cowbell

(2,191 posts)

10. Article says president decides, and candidates can get briefed before nomination

Reply to onecaliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:55 PM

Apr 2020

https://www.npr.org/2016/05/09/477382561/u-s-intelligence-officials-carry-on-tradition-of-briefing-presidential-candidate

According to this article, Jimmy Carter asked for and got briefings before the nomination. Maybe because he had "no experience with foreign intelligence."

If it's up to Trump, no way Biden gets briefed.