Joe Biden chose Ron Klain, a seasoned Democrat, to be his White House chief of staff on Wednesday, November 11, the US president-elect said in a statement announcing his very first appointment.
“Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years we have worked together”Mr Biden said of who was his first chief of staff when he was vice president, starting in 2009. The president-elect also added:
Ron Klain’s long and diverse experience and ability to work with people from all political backgrounds is precisely what I need for a White House Chief of Staff as we face this time of crisis. and bring our country together again. “
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Mr. Klain, 59, also worked with Mr. Biden when he was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. He was then the chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore. Under the presidency of Barack Obama, Ron Klain coordinated the White House response to the Ebola crisis in 2014.
In the same statement released by the President-elect’s transition team, Mr. Klain assured that it was “The honor of a lifetime” to be appointed to this post. “I look forward to helping him and the Vice President-Elect bring together a talented and diverse team to work in the White House, to embark on their ambitious agenda for change, and seek to bridge the divisions in our country. “, he added.
President Donald Trump lost the November 3 election by all projections by mainstream US media, but he has so far refused to concede defeat and has since waged a legal fight to overturn the result.
A key Trump administration official has also refused to officially recognize Joe Biden as the president-elect. Without this confirmation, the administration cannot provide funding and cooperation to the transition team.
Ron Klain’s choice drew praise from Democrats, such as Senator Elizabeth Warren, who called Ron Klain’s appointment a “Great choice” because he “Understands the scale of the health and economic crisis and has the experience to lead this next administration”. Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt called Mr. Klain a “Formidable choice of the elected president” and analyst “Serious” the risk of a pandemic.
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