A new scene in the White House ... and a "muzzle" reveals the features of Biden's new era

President Joe Biden's new team spent the first three days in the White House in almost empty offices looking for office supplies and calling for technology help, as well as trying to save the country from multiple crises.

On Wednesday, this team took charge of the most powerful, wealthy and innovative country in the world.

But after a bad transition from the Donald Trump administration, current employees face some of the problems that anyone who moves into a new apartment can face.

The entire area underwent a meticulous cleaning process that cost, according to CNN, $ 500,000, while the Oval Office was refurbished.

Empty shelves and stripped-down walls do not add a warm atmosphere to the many desks occupied by spokeswoman Jane Psaki and her media team.

On her first day, communications planner Megan Hayes had to write on her cell phone because the computer was out of order.

Another employee asked for pins for files before he got busy searching in vain among office supplies in a large cardboard box.

Yet even if the Biden team did not have time to hang the pictures, they managed to change the scene in the White House.

The first clear difference is that everyone wears a mask to prevent "Covid-19".

A picture of Biden placed on his desk on the first day, wearing a muzzle, confirms the features of the new era.

Trump barely put the muzzle on in public, fearing that it would suggest weakness.

Of course, he never used it publicly in the Oval Office, so what could "presidents and prime ministers, kings and queens" think about this.

Covid examinations were also tightened, in another dramatic transformation in a building that became a focus of injuries during the Trump era.

The number of journalists allowed to enter, for example, has been reduced to only 80 per day, and in addition to wearing masks, they must undergo a rapid examination to detect any infection with the virus.

The tougher measures reflect Biden's top priority, which is to stamp out an epidemic that has killed more than 400,000 Americans and hit entire sectors of the economy.

To help him achieve this, he brought back the famous infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, who during Trump's tenure had been prevented from speaking openly.

Gone are the days when the president would come to the conference podium and suggest that people inject themselves with chlorine to prevent the virus, as Trump did during an out of the ordinary press conference last April.

Gone are the days when the president constantly interrupted experts or forbade them from saying what they wanted.

Recalling those moments Thursday, Fauci said, "It was not a relief because it was not based on scientific facts."

Returning to the press briefings hall "and allowing science to speak has a kind of liberating feeling," according to the veteran expert.

 Besides the promise to speak out, the Biden administration is telling Americans to expect a quieter and more still environment.

The stormy tweets and insults against journalists on national television will end, and the insults will stop altogether.

Biden told his staff on the first day, "If you work with me and hear that you are treating another colleague with disrespect, I promise I will fire you immediately."

Psaki confirms this message by returning to the daily press briefings.

For years these conferences have been part of the White House media system, a kind of almost sacred tradition.

But during the Trump era, it has almost stopped permanently, replaced by endless tweets from the president and hours of interviews on friendly stations like Fox News and the right-wing radio.

When briefings occurred, especially those of Kylie McKinani, Monolga was full of mockery from the media, rather than from press conferences.

For the first three days, at least, Saki turned the clock back.

The change of tone during the Biden era indicates deeper goals, says Richmond Law School professor Carl Tobias.

"It goes beyond style, but style is also important," he says, adding, "I think they were clear that they wanted to change the way the federal government works dramatically."

He explains that it is "a radical departure from Trump, who used to enjoy violating all customs, rules, laws and traditions, until the last moment."

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