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The Transition: ‘More people may die’

Biden supporters celebrate in Washington on Nov. 7 after news outlets declared him the winner of the presidential election.
Biden supporters celebrate in Washington on Nov. 7 after news outlets declared him the winner of the presidential election. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

In this special edition of the Political Theater podcast, we dig into President-elect Joe Biden’s remarks that “more people may die” if President Donald Trump doesn’t soon share what the current plans are to combat COVID-19 and distribute vaccines. Also, we take a first look at who may be picked as director of national intelligence in the Biden administration.

CQ Roll Call’s Katherine Tully-McManus speaks with chief Washington correspondent Niels Lesniewski on the latest.

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