Axios報導: 代理國防部長米勒據報下令全個五角大樓與拜登的過渡團隊停止合作
一名國防部高級官員告訴Axios，這是將最後幾次計劃好的會議簡簡單單地推遲直到新年之後,他們致力於有生產性的過渡。
這些同樣的高級領導人也需要完成日常工作，並被過渡活動所吞噬...有假期我們便可跪低兩星期。我們仍會致力於有生產性的過渡。”
米勒在這個故事發佈後發表的聲明中說：“部門從未取消或洒退任何訪問…在雙方同意明天開始的假期之後，我們將會繼續進行過渡並重新安排
由今天開始的會議。”
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下午10:43 · 2020年12月18日
JUST IN - Acting Defense Secretary Miller reportedly ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation withs Biden's transition team (Axios)
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Pentagon ‘delays’ Biden transition briefings
Defence Department officials say meetings were rescheduled until after the holidays and they’re committed to a productive transition
Justin Vallejo
New York
45 minutes ago
The Pentagon has ordered a halt to briefings for the transition team of president-elect Joe Biden, according to reports.
Quoting senior administration officials, Axios reported that acting defence secretary Chris Miller ordered the Pentagon-wide pause on cooperation with the incoming Biden administration in a move that has stunned leadership.
Mr Miller, who was appointed to replace former defence secretary Mark Esper in the immediate aftermath of the election, reportedly issued the order throughout the building to cancel scheduled meetings on Thursday night.
A senior Defence Department official told Axios it was a “simple delay of the last few scheduled meetings until after the new year”.
Scoop: Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings
Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller ordered a Pentagon-wide halt to cooperation with the transition of President-elect Biden, shocking officials across the Defense Department, senior administration officials tell Axios.
Behind the scenes: A top Biden official was unaware of the directive. Administration officials left open the possibility cooperation would resume after a holiday pause. The officials were unsure what prompted Miller's action, or whether President Trump approved.
Why it matters: Miller's move, which stunned officials throughout the Pentagon, was the biggest eruption yet of animus and mistrust toward the Biden team from the top level of the Trump administration.
What happened: Meetings between President Trump's team and the Biden team are going on throughout the government, after a delayed start as the administration dragged its feet on officially recognizing Biden as president-elect.
Then on Thursday night, Miller — who was appointed Nov. 9, when Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper right after the election — ordered officials throughout the building to cancel scheduled transition meetings.
Pentagon official response: A senior Defense Department official sought to downplay the move, calling it "a simple delay of the last few scheduled meetings until after the new year."
"We had fewer than two dozen remaining meetings on the schedule today and next week," the official said, adding that "the DoD staff working the meetings were overwhelmed by the number of meetings."
"These same senior leaders needed to do their day jobs and were being consumed by transition activities. ... With the holidays we are taking a knee for two weeks. We are still committed to a productive transition."
In a statement released after the publication of this story, Miller said: "At no time has the Department cancelled or declined any interview. ... After the mutually-agreed upon holiday, which begins tomorrow, we will continue with the transition and rescheduled meetings from today."
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