Trump: Time will tell which administration takes office in January

US President Donald Trump says that "time will tell" which administration will take office in the White House in January.

Trump’s remarks on Friday from the Rose Garden of the White House are the first indication that the incumbent could concede defeat in the disputed November 3 presidential election.

During a short speech about the development of coronavirus vaccines, Trump said that he would never again call for a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus.  

“This administration will not be going to a lockdown. Hopefully, whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, I guess time will tell, but I can tell you this administration will not go to a lockdown,” Trump said.

The comments are also the first since US media widely projected his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, as the winner of the disputed election.

Trump has claimed widespread vote fraud in key battleground states and has refused to concede defeat. Most Republican officials and lawmakers have publicly remained behind the Trump campaign’s push to contest the result through lawsuits challenging vote counts in individual states.

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