Joe Biden, who turns 78 on November 20, is the oldest person ever to be elected to the White House
US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps on Sunday to take control of the White House in 73 days, but Donald Trump has shown no sign of being ready to admit defeat and has continued to cast doubt on the election results.
As kudos from world leaders and supporters poured in after a loud day of celebrations, Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris launched a transition website, BuildBackBetter.com, and a Twitter feed, @ Transition46. The transition website lists four priorities for an administration led by former vice president Barack Obama: Covid-19, economic recovery, racial fairness and climate change.
“The team being built will meet these challenges from day one,” he said in a reference to Jan. 20, 2021, when Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.
Joe Biden, who turns 78 on November 20, is the oldest person ever elected to the White House. Harris, 56, the young senator from California, is the first woman and the first black person to be elected vice president.
Biden plans to appoint a task force on Monday to fight the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed more than 237,000 lives in the United States and is raging across the country.
He also announced his intention to join the Paris climate agreement and would issue an executive order on day one to overturn Trump’s travel ban to predominantly Muslim countries.
Biden has vowed to appoint a cabinet that reflects the diversity of the country, although he may struggle to gain Senate approval for more progressive appointments if Republicans retain control of the Senate – an outcome that will depend on two races in the second round in Georgia in January.
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Two former senior US intelligence officials – Michael Morell and Avril Haines – have become prominent candidates to become director of national intelligence or lead the CIA in the administration of President-elect Joe Biden, several current and former intelligence officials have said. .
Morell served as Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the Obama administration between 2010 and 2013, and during this time also served two terms as Acting Agency Director Haines, as Deputy Director of the CIA and as President Barack Obama’s deputy national security adviser, the sources said.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he would work to resume a “decent and sincere” political dialogue with the United States, a country with which his government enjoys strained relations, once Joe Biden takes over the presidency.
“In time, … we will hopefully work to resume decent, sincere and direct channels of dialogue between the future government of Joe Biden” and Venezuela, the left-wing leader said in a televised speech.
A day after winning the U.S. Presidency, Democrat Joe Biden and his advisers were working on Sunday on how to resolve the coronavirus crisis in the country while bolstering his intention to overcome America’s gaping political divisions.
“The work starts right away,” said Kate Bedingfield, deputy campaign manager for Biden.
Biden made it clear on Saturday that tackling the pandemic was a top priority. He has promised to improve access to coronavirus testing and, unlike Trump, to heed the advice of top public health officials and scientists.
