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US President Donald Trump is still unwilling to acknowledge his electoral defeat, while his designated successor, Joe Biden, is working on preparations for the handover. Now, the Democrat has announced his first decision on the composition of his government team: Biden’s confidant, Ronald Klain, will assume the key position of chief of staff in the White House.
“His deep and diverse experience and his ability to work with people from across the political spectrum is exactly what I need from a White House chief of staff as we face this time of crisis and bring the country back together,” said Biden. Klain has been an “invaluable advisor” to him over the years.
The 59-year-old’s appointment as White House Chief of Staff came as anything but a surprise: The elite Harvard University law degree is a Democratic veteran. Klain helped campaign for Bill Clinton in the 1990s and on Vice President Al Gore’s chief of staff in 1995. But above all, he is considered a close confidant of Biden. He worked for the Democrat when he headed the Judiciary Committee in the United States Senate and when Biden ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008. From 2009 to 2011 he was Biden’s chief of staff during his tenure as vice president under Barack Obama.
Ebola expert for the Corona team
In 2014, Obama appointed Klain as the coordinator of the US government’s response to the Ebola epidemic. Klain then used the experience for violent attacks on Trump’s handling of the corona pandemic. Biden has vowed to make fighting the coronavirus pandemic a priority. Klain could play a key role here again.
Klain described his appointment as a special “honor”. He hopes to help Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris build a “talented and diverse” team for the White House. Klain also described it as the task of the future government to “heal” the country.
