US president-elect Joe Biden, who is currently in transition period, will be announcing his tentative cabinet picks on Tuesday, according to an incoming White House chief of Staff, Ron Klain.
According to Klain, the nomination will take place in a small ceremony in the wake of covid-19 pandemic.
Even as the US president, who lost the 2020 presidential election, has refused to concede, the appointment of the new cabinet is taking place at a smooth rate, Klain said.
“You’re going to see the first cabinet picks this Tuesday. But 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,” he told ABC.
“What I can confirm is that you are going to see the first of the President-elect’s Cabinet appointments on Tuesday of this week, beating, in fact, the pace that was set by (President Barack Obama’s transition team), beating the pace set by the Trump transition,” Klain said.
Jen Psaki, who oversees Biden’s nominations team, also told CNN on Sunday that Biden looks forward to make announcement on Wednesday.
“President-elect Biden will be announcing members — Cabinet nominees this week. He’s looking forward to that, to introducing members of his team to the public,” Psaki said.
Klain said that Biden and vice-president-elect Kamala Harris have been denied data on covid-19 pandemic and background information of cabinet nominees.
“I expect not just Democrats but Republicans in the Senate to be outraged they won’t have access to that information. It could take weeks for that to happen,” Psaki said while talking about Trump administration’s refusal to provide information.
Joe Biden swearing in ceremony will take place on inauguration day, 20 January. While the incoming president is usually welcomed by the outgoing president, there’re speculations that Trump will not be attending the event.
