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Donald Trump was also slapped in the face by the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court, which rejected the Republicans’ appeal to stop the certification of the presidential election results that give Joe Biden the victory.
Meanwhile, a decisive week for the future government of Biden. With the team that will deal with foreign policy and security officer, the president-elect of the United States is ready to announce his economic team in the coming days, indicating who in the White House and in the executive will support the action of the Secretary of the Treasury , Janet Yellen. On the other hand, the problems of justice, the Pentagon and the CIA still remain to be resolved. While a ‘Covid czar’ is on the way, who will be tasked with coordinating and supervising the fight against the pandemic, including the challenge of vaccine distribution. The goal is to have as complete a picture as possible of the December 14 appointments, the day on which the electors’ college will formally vote on the election of the new president. So while Donald Trump reunited with his family at Camp David on his first post-election outing from Washington for Thanksgiving weekend, Biden at his Wilmington home is dealing with dozens of phone calls and connections to via Zoom in the attempt. to put each box in its place. The task is not easy at all, having to deal with the pressure of the progressive wing of the Democrats and with the need to respect their commitment to a government that is “the mirror of America”, with an unprecedented presence of women and minority exponents. African American and Hispanic.
* THE ECONOMIC ‘WAR ROOM’. Wednesday should be the day of the formalization of the long-awaited appointment of JANET YELLEN to the Treasury, which has already been very well received by the markets. The name of the future economic adviser to the White House is still uncertain: in the last hours the young economist BRIAN DEESE, 42, a former deputy economic adviser to Barack Obama, who helped in particular to rescue the auto sector after the crisis of 2007-2008. But his current managerial role at BlackRock, the world’s largest investment firm, makes left-wing Democrats dislike him. This is also the name of ROGER FERGUSON, an African-American economist who was former vice president of the Fed. Among the other positions that will be assigned to him is that of US trade representative, crucial especially in future negotiations with China, and those of trade secretaries already the Agriculture.
* THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID. Barring sensational surprises, the lead role will be played by JEFFREY ZIENTS, Obama’s former economic adviser. He will be the ‘Czar’ who will have to form a decisive axis with those who are fighting the pandemic in the field, starting with the number one of the Institute of Infectious Diseases, the virologist ANTHONY FAUCI.
* A RETURN TO THE PENTAGON. The name Biden would like as Secretary of Defense is MICHELE FLOURNOY, who would become the first woman in history to head the Department. She also cut her teeth on Clinton and Obama. But she has also fallen in the crosshairs of progressives not only for being considered a ‘hawk’, but also for having worked in consulting firms that have done business with the military and foreign governments. An aspect that could hamper his confirmation in the Senate. Alternatively, another woman is named, ELIZABETH RANDALL, former Deputy Minister of Energy, but also JEH JOHNSON, Obama’s former Minister of National Security.
* DOUBTS ABOUT JUSTICE AND CIA. The name that stands out most for the 007 agency is THOMAS DONILON, Obama’s former national security adviser. But the name of SUE GORDON, a former deputy intelligence chief who was fired at the time by Donald Trump, is also in dispute. At the justice pole are two women from the former Obama administration: SALLY YATES, former Deputy Minister of Justice, and LISA MONACO, former anti-terrorist czar. The name of the former Cia MICHAEL MORELL is also in fashion.
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