Ron Klain, 59, nominated by Joe Biden as his future chief of staff worked with Biden when he was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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As if nothing had happened.

While Donald Trump still does not accept his defeat in the presidential election, Joe Biden is hurrying in the transition.

On the night of Wednesday to Thursday, the US president-elect chose a seasoned Democrat to be his White House chief of staff.

Joe Biden, who is due to take office on January 20, is making his very first appointment, announced in a press release by the Biden-Harris presidential transition team.

"Inestimable value"

Ron Klain's long and diverse experience and ability to work with people from all political backgrounds is precisely what I need for a White House Chief of Staff as we face this time of crisis. and let's bring our country together again, ”said the president-elect.

“Ron has been invaluable to me over the many years we have worked together,” added Joe Biden of the one who served as his first chief of staff when he was Vice President, from 2009 .

In managing the Ebola crisis in 2014

Ron Klain, 59, also worked with Joe Biden when he was chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

He was then the Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore.

Under the presidency of Barack Obama, Ron Klain coordinated the White House response to the Ebola crisis in 2014.

Ron Klain assured that it was "the honor of a lifetime" to be appointed to this post.

"I look forward to helping him and the Vice President-Elect bring together a talented and diverse team to work in the White House, to embark on their ambitious agenda for change, and seek to bridge the divisions in our country. ", he added.

Praise from Democrats

Ron Klain's choice drew praise from Democrats, like Senator Elizabeth Warren, who called Ron Klain's appointment a "super pick" because he "understands the scale of the health and economic crisis and he has the 'experience to lead this next administration'.

Since his victory in the November 3 election was announced last Saturday by the main US media, Joe Biden has addressed the nation, set up a task force on the coronavirus, spoke with world leaders , including allies of Donald Trump, and began reviewing potential members of his cabinet.

Trump, "a source of embarrassment" for Biden

On Wednesday, he received congratulations by telephone from Australian Prime Ministers Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Ministers Yoshihide Suga, as well as South Korean President Moon Jae-in, after those of other traditional allies of the United States in the previous days.

President Trump, who abhors "losers," has so far refused to concede defeat and is waging a legal fight in hopes of overturning the election result.

"A source of embarrassment," commented Joe Biden on Tuesday.

By taking that same line of denial, a key Trump administration official has prevented her from providing funding and cooperation to the transition team.

Separate commemorations of November 11

The identity of the future chief of staff of the White House was announced at the end of a day marked by commemorations of November 11 in separate order, in contrast to this traditional moment of unity.

Donald Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, where he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, while Joe Biden attended a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in North Philadelphia -is).

Trump still in denial

Like every day since the election, Donald Trump started his day on his favorite communication channel, Twitter, to continue relaying his accusations of electoral fraud without any concrete evidence.

Donald Trump can so far benefit from the support of the main tenors of the Republican Party who plead for legal appeals to be examined before a possible admission of his defeat by the president.

But some Republicans are starting to ask their champion to resolve to defeat.

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