Joe Biden team announces first cabinet picks

President-elect Joe Biden will announce cabinet appointments on Tuesday, incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain confirmed on Sunday.

“If you want to know what cabinet agencies they are, who’s going to be in those Cabinet agencies, you’ll have to wait for the president-elect to say that himself on Tuesday,” Klain said in an interview with ABC News.

The President-elect already announced the members of his coronavirus task force before naming any senior White House staff members. Last week, Biden said he’s decided whom he will nominate for Treasury Secretary and will make the announcement around Thanksgiving.

Likely candidates for Treasury secretary include economist Lael Brainard, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, and Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve. Either would be the first woman to serve in the role. Roger Ferguson, the CEO of TIAA and another top contender, would be the first Black person to hold the office.

Biden said the Treasury pick will be “accepted by all elements of the Democratic Party,” though the former vice president’s staffing decisions will likely be criticized as he weighs demands of the party’s progressive base and a potentially divided Senate.

Jennifer Psaki, a senior adviser to the Biden transition team, said on Sunday in a CNN interview that the president-elect “wants to have a diversity of voices at the table.”

Asked if the Biden cabinet will have more progressive members than President Barack Obama’s first Cabinet, Psaki said Biden’s team will “look like America” in terms of diversity and background.

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[arthursmith]

Almost a half of a century in politics now he’s going to get all wonderful things done. LMAO 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[sturdythorpe]

Who his Secretary of Dementia going to be?

[janettighe]

What no family members? What a relief!

[jimking]

Shouldn't his cabinet have a tiny car to ride around in?...all at once?, just like any bunch of clowns, at any other circus, like this.

[Jayb-xobp]

Biden Cabinet pick suggestions. Just a few...
Sec of State Ben Shapiro. Attorney Gen Sydney Powell. FBI Giuliani. CIA Alex Jones. Dir Nat Intel Tim Pool. Sec of Agricultural Tommy Chong. Defense Gen McInerney. Press Sec Steven Crowder. Education any Private Christian school principal. Homeland Security Ted Nugent. Sec of Labor Mike Rowe.

[JesusSaysMAGAtrashMAGAfilth]

*To upset a Liberal...tell them a lie.*
*To upset a MAGAloser...tell them the truth.*

[ganger]

Where is Hilary Clinton for secretary of peace?

[rstelzer]

Slow Joe and the Monotones. What a low energy bunch of readers. But doesn't China (via Hunter) pretty much own Joe already?

[warlock]

Contents of Laptop just a matter of time.

[PureBadBreath]

Great, people of experience and certifiable quality. Not a family member in sight. How strange?

[SuperRmalta]

Isn't Biden supposed to pick his unqualified sons and daughters for these jobs? A la trump?

[stevestroker]

America goes woke now we will be broke

[JesusSaysMAGAtrashMAGAfilth]

sweet MAGAloser tears. It's just like fine wine.*

[hostiliscivitas]

Like putting a fox in charge of the henhouse

[kakuatv]

Yes its time for americans to pay its fair share to the world.

[shyammurti]

I am waiting to see who Biden appoints US AG. She or he has to be enormously confident in their own skin, fearless, beyond reproach, and unrelenting in search for truth.

[vapedbicep]

I demand Investigations for the next 4 years!

[CASD]

Curious to see who will be replacing the current Pinocchio WH Press Secretary.

[davidkaminsky]

Hmm that’s weird why isn’t Jared kushner in the cabinet?

[TheEmmochka]

We will a see that group comeback...with Pelosi leadership dividing a cake ..