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Trump-Biden transition updates: At least 20 arrested, 1 stabbed at DC protests

The event was largely peaceful, but grew violent after crowds thinned at night.

ByLibby Cathey, Meredith Deliso, and Kate Pastor
Last Updated: November 16, 2020, 2:06 PM EST

President-elect Joe Biden is moving forward with transition plans, capping a tumultuous and tension-filled campaign during a historic pandemic against President Donald Trump, who still refuses to concede the election one week after Biden was projected as the winner of the presidential race.

Trump has largely hunkered down inside the White House since the election, but on Saturday his motorcade drove drove past supporters gathered to rally in Washington, D.C., on his way to play golf.

Biden, meanwhile, is pressing forward, meeting with transition advisers in Delaware and calling Trump's refusal to concede "an embarrassment."

The Biden transition team and the Trump administration are in a standoff over whether Biden should be granted access to federal resources allocated for the transition of power. The General Services Administration, headed by a Trump appointee, has yet to officially recognize Biden as the victor in the election, preventing Biden's team from gaining full access to government funds and security information.

But a growing number of Republican senators are calling on the administration to start giving Biden classified intelligence briefings, a sign that support for Trump's refusal to concede the election may be waning among his allies on Capitol Hill.

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Here is how the transition is unfolding. All times Eastern.
Nov 13, 2020, 3:03 PM EST

Projected Electoral College totals: 306-232

With the most recent projections of Arizona and Georgia for Biden, and North Carolina and Alaska for Trump, ABC News has now projected winners in all 50 states plus Washington, D.C.

The final projected Electoral College tally stands at 306 for Biden, 232 for Trump.

Check out a live map of 2020 election results here.

An ABC News election map projects Joe Biden to be the winner of the 2020 Presidential race with 97% of the expected vote reported.
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The numbers might look familiar. In 2016, it was 306 for Trump, 232 for Clinton, after all states were accounted for.

-ABC News' Political Director Rick Klein

Nov 13, 2020, 2:29 PM EST

Trump projected to win North Carolina

ABC News projects Trump will win the state of North Carolina, bringing his electoral votes to 232.

Nov 13, 2020, 2:21 PM EST

Biden projected to win Georgia

ABC News projects Biden will win the state of Georgia, raising his electoral vote count to 306 -- the same number of electoral votes Trump obtained when he won the presidential race in 2016.

The state is currently conducting a hand-audit of the nearly 5 million votes cast in the state in the presidential race.

Nov 13, 2020, 2:17 PM EST

Pro-Trump groups and counterdemonstrators gather outside White House

Ahead of expected protests from far-right groups and counter-protesters in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, both groups gathered outside the White House Friday, as Trump supporters, taking queues from the president, refuse to recognize Biden as the winner of the presidential election.

As the crowd outside the White House grew, Trump tweeted it was “heartwarming” to see “organic Rallies” in his support. He also teased an appearance at the demonstrations in D.C. on Saturday, saying he “may even try to stop by and say hello.”

A counter-demonstrator and supporter of President Donald Trump, wearing a campaign hat, speaks through a megaphone during an anti-Trump rally in the aftermath of the presidential election, at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, Nov. 13, 2020.
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Behind the scenes, multiple sources tell ABC News the Trump campaign has been privately reaching out to top surrogates to help promote planned events to ensure a big turnout for the president.

The Trump campaign held a private call with top surrogates days ago and told them to be ready "at a moment's notice."

"We may need your help and support on the ground, you know, waving the flag and yelling the president's name and support,” according to audio obtained by ABC News.

A counter-demonstrator and supporter of President Donald Trump wears a costume during an anti-Trump rally in the aftermath of the presidential election at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, Nov. 13, 2020.
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Supporters of President Donald Trump talk with counter-protestors during a rally, Nov. 13, 2020, in Washington.
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Protesters on both sides donned costumes and displayed signs Friday afternoon.

-ABC News' Will Steakin

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