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The president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden announced new appointments to his government team on Tuesday while President Donald Trump, without public appearances, still does not recognize his electoral defeat.
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Following the appointment last week of his veteran adviser Ron Klain, a strong critic of Trump’s handling of the pandemic, as his next chief of staff, Biden on Tuesday announced several high-ranking campaign aides to fill new key positions on your team in the White House.
Among the appointments is that of Louisiana Congressman Cedric Richmond, co-chair of his campaign, as senior advisor and director of his Office of Public Participation; and Jen O’Malley Dillon, his campaign manager, as deputy chief of staff.
Also that of Julissa Reynoso, who in the government of Barack Obama was Deputy Undersecretary of State for Latin America and ambassador to Uruguay, as the first lady’s chief of staff.
Julie Rodríguez, deputy campaign director and former assistant vice president-elect Kamala Harris, will serve as director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.
Etienne Laurent. EFE
Anthony Bernal was appointed as principal adviser to the first lady, who was deputy campaign manager and has been an advisor and trusted person to the Biden family for more than a decade.
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One appointment as Biden’s adviser that may be controversial is that of Steve Ricchetti, who was Bill Clinton’s deputy chief of staff (1993-2001) due to his record as a “lobbyist.”
SThorn The Wall Street Journal, Richetti founded a lobbying firm with his brother Jeff in 2001., from which he separated to start working with Biden and which in the last year has won several contracts with pharmaceutical companies.
Some progressive groups have urged Biden to keep lobbyists out of his administration.
These diverse, experienced, and talented individuals demonstrate President-elect Biden’s commitment to building an administration that resembles America.
Other appointments in key positions include those of Julie Rodríguez, deputy campaign director and former assistant vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, who will be director of the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; and Annie Tomasini, Biden’s chief of staff during the campaign, who will become the Oval Office’s chief operating officer.
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“These diverse, experienced, and talented individuals demonstrate President-elect Biden’s commitment to building an administration that looks like America,” with “profound government experience”, the Biden campaign said in a statement.
These appointments occur while Trump keeps insisting he won the election and when he has already promoted several legal actions in different states an attempt to reverse the favorable results for Biden alleging unsubstantiated irregularities.
EFE
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