Biden Names Ron Klain As White House Chief of Staff
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Biden’s campaign announced Wednesday evening that president-elect Joe Biden has named his longtime aide Ron Klain to be White House chief of staff. While left-leaning articles highlight that Klain has been at the center of Supreme Court confirmations for three decades, right-leaning articles highlight that Klain was former President Barack Obama’s “Ebola czar.”
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that if Biden gets to choose a new Supreme Court justice, Klain would know the playbook, as he has been at the center of Supreme Court confirmations for three decades. Klain had earlier advised Obama on his Supreme Court elevation of then-U.S. appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor in 2009.
NPR published a centrist article reporting that Biden’s choice of Klain points to the team’s focus on trying to tackle the coronavirus pandemic as well as the economic recovery. Klain was a senior adviser to the Biden campaign and was instrumental in its coronavirus messaging.
A right-leaning article by The Daily Caller highlights that Klain was former President Barack Obama’s “Ebola czar.” Klain has been extremely critical of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
From the right
Joe Biden Names Ron Klain, Obama’s Ebola Czar, His White House Chief Of Staff
Daily Caller