Biden's choice of Ron Klain to run White House signals rejection of Trump-era chaos
Source: Washington Post
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen longtime Washington operative Ronald A. Klain as White House chief of staff, sending an early signal that he intends to rely heavily on experience, competence and political agility after a Trump presidency that prized flashiness and personality.
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Klain, 59, has been a senior adviser to Democratic presidents, vice presidents, candidates and senators. His appointment marks a homecoming of sorts, since Klain served in the late 1980s as a top aide to Biden when he was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and ran Bidens office when he first became vice president. Klains selection was disclosed by people familiar with Bidens choice who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a personnel matter.
A strategist with a legal mind and political ear, Klain is the sort of behind-the-scenes Washington hand more common in decades past, an operative who has managed everything from an Ebola outbreak to candidate debates to judicial confirmations.
This town is brimming with smart people and high school valedictorians, said Jared Bernstein, an economic adviser to then-Vice President Biden. Ron brings something extra to the table, which is an ability to quickly process complex, conflicting streams of information and zero in on the optimal solution.
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Blue Owl
(50,372 posts)brooklynite
(94,552 posts)soothsayer
(38,601 posts)Hee
Marcuse
(7,480 posts)BumRushDaShow
(128,973 posts)--that Biden has moved on and is basically "forming his government".
Cha
(297,218 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,988 posts)We can expect competence and expertise instead of sycophancy. If Moscow Mitch would succumb to whatever turned his hands blue, things would really be looking up!
onetexan
(13,041 posts)great relationship and Krain is clearly a highly knowledgeable, competent and gets things done so we're in good hands.
DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)Klain was in his mid-20s then.
SunSeeker
(51,554 posts)dflprincess
(28,075 posts)Is anyone surprised by this?
It's what we voted for.
onetexan
(13,041 posts)feel better. I can't wait to hear of the rest of the Cabinet picks!
Baclava
(12,047 posts)In Trump's face, all day long, lol
BigmanPigman
(51,590 posts)iluvtennis
(19,858 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,586 posts)He is intelligent, emotionally centered, experienced, and someone whose dedication to his country's well-being is evident every time he speaks. He is 180 degrees from the yahoos Fat Donny has been pulling from Fox.
iluvtennis
(19,858 posts)Seasider
(169 posts)played by Kevin Spacey. It seems like he's worked with every major Democrat in the last 20 years on some level.
ailsagirl
(22,896 posts)DeminPennswoods
(15,286 posts)Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)Bayard
(22,069 posts)And we saw it coming. Klain is multi-talented, and extremely competent.
pfitz59
(10,381 posts)on his speed dial. The inside man.
KY_EnviroGuy
(14,491 posts)Can't wait to see this return to normalcy, following rules and traditions and the LAW, and the President's thoughts and edicts issued on paper rather than by Tweet.
This administration will do more for America's mental health in a month than any therapy could accomplish in years.
KY........ .......