Politico: “President-elect Joe Biden’s decision to nominate a recently retired military general as Defense secretary blindsided the lawmakers who will have to pass a waiver to allow for his confirmation. His choice of a former White House chief of staff as secretary of Veterans Affairs rankled war veterans who expected one of their own to lead the agency. Neera Tanden, Biden’s pick for OMB director, hacked off allies of Bernie Sanders.”
“And the news that Biden would not be selecting the Latina governor of New Mexico to lead the Department of Health and Human Services — a step that came after she fell out of favor with the transition team for rejecting another position — prompted backlash from members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, which criticized Biden’s allies for leaking the details. The bumpiness of some of the rollouts of Biden’s Cabinet picks is a new phenomenon for a presidential campaign defined by its lack of leaks and drama.”
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