Reassured America's Asian allies of defense commitments

Biden appoints Ron Klein as White House chief of staff and assistant to the president

Biden speeds up the transition process with the appointment of Ron Klein.

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US President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Ron Klein, a seasoned Democrat, to fill the position of chief of staff of the White House, as part of his efforts to accelerate the transfer of power, at a time when the president-elect reassured, yesterday, US allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo, promising to maintain mutual defense agreements With her, relations repaired after the tension in the Donald Trump era.

In detail, the US president-elect has appointed a prominent Democratic official, Ron Klein, as chief of staff and assistant to the president, which is the first appointment made by Biden, who will assume his presidential duties on January 20.

In a statement issued by the president-elect's transition team and Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden said: “Ron Klein's deep and varied experience, and his ability to work with people of all political spectrums, are exactly what I need in the White House chief of staff, at this time we are facing a crisis and work. On the reunification of our country ».

"Ron's work has been very valuable over the many years we have worked together," he added.

Klein is 59 years old and has held the position of Biden office manager since 2009, when the latter was Vice President Barack Obama.

Klein also worked in the past in Biden’s office, when he was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, then took over the office of Vice President’s office manager, Al Gore, and under Obama, he organized the White House’s handling of the 2014 Ebola crisis.

Klein said that his appointment to this position is "an honor for life." He added, "I wait impatiently to help him and his elected deputy to assemble a talented and diverse team to work in the White House, to pursue their ambitious program for change, and to seek to bridge the divisions in our country."

Klein directed sharp criticism for Trump's handling of the emerging corona virus pandemic, and he is expected to be a key figure in Biden's response to the health crisis.

The choice of Klein raised satisfaction with Democrats such as Senator Elizabeth Warren, who considered it "an excellent choice", because Klein "understands the scale of the health and economic crisis, and has experience managing the next team."

Since the announcement of the major American media, on Saturday, that Biden won the elections on the third of November, Joe Biden has addressed the nation and formed a task force to confront the emerging Corona virus, and spoke with a number of world leaders, including allies of Donald Trump, and began reviewing potential members of his government.

Yesterday, Biden reassured US allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo, promising to maintain mutual defense agreements with it and repair relations after the tension in the era of Donald Trump.

In the wake of phone calls with European leaders and his assertion that "America is back," Biden spoke with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, and the new Japanese leader Yoshihide Suga.

The three leaders congratulated Biden on his recent election victory, on outgoing President Donald Trump, who refused to acknowledge his defeat.

Biden’s call with Suga included a clear warning from the Japanese prime minister that “the security situation is getting more dangerous” across the region, according to a transcript of the call released by Japanese officials.

In response to Soga’s unusual analysis in his frankness, Biden affirmed his “deep commitment to defending Japan,” and the commitments arising from decades-old agreements between the two countries, as announced by his transition team.

During the Trump administration, regional allies of the United States questioned the Republican president's commitment to long-standing promises to defend their country in the event of a military conflict.

In a move likely to provoke Beijing's protest, information stated that Biden confirmed that this defense commitment extends to the Senkaku, an uninhabited island chain claimed by both Japan and China, and has been a potential confrontation point for decades.

In a 14-minute call with Moon, information revealed that Biden described the alliance between the United States and South Korea as "an axis of security and prosperity" in the region, and pledged to work together to address "common challenges", such as North Korea and climate change.

Trump had considered withdrawing his country's forces from Japan and South Korea, where more than 20 thousand American soldiers are currently stationed, with the aim of deterring any military action from North Korea.

The South Korean presidency said that Moon and Biden had agreed to meet "as soon as possible", after the inauguration of the US president.

In his call with the Australian Prime Minister, Biden received an invitation to visit Australia next year, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the signing of a security treaty between the two countries.

According to information, Biden highlighted the importance of "confronting climate change", which the conservative Australian government has been remarkably slow to address, even though it is a party to the Paris climate agreement.

Morrison described the call as "very friendly".

So far, Trump, who hates "losers", has refused to admit defeat and is leading a legal battle in the hope of overturning the election result. Joe Biden said Monday that Trump's behavior is "an embarrassment."

As part of the denial policy, a senior Trump administration official prevented the delivery of any funding or cooperation with the transition team.

Georgia orders a recount of all presidential election votes in the state

The Georgia state secretary ordered a complete recount of the votes for the state's presidential election, noting that the vote difference between outgoing Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic-elect President Joe Biden is only 14,111.

It is noteworthy that Joe Biden does not need the votes of the state of Georgia to win the presidential elections, as he received a payment that crossed the threshold of 270 electoral votes from Pennsylvania, last Saturday morning, when the media announced the victory of the Democratic candidate.

"In light of the limited margin, it will require a complete manual recount in all counties, and this will help build confidence," Georgia State Secretary Brad Ravensberger told reporters at a news conference.

Trump on Twitter: We'll win

The outgoing US President Donald Trump continued to reject the election results that were won by his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, according to estimates by the major US media.

Trump published a tweet on his Twitter account at dawn yesterday, in which he said: "We will win."

This comes after the Trump campaign confirmed, in contact with journalists, that it had requested a recount in Georgia, and officials said that they were still aiming to overturn the results of the vote in Georgia and a number of other states, and "return the president to the White House for a second term."

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