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brooklynite

(94,502 posts)
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:31 PM Nov 2020

Biden is bringing back the daily briefing. Here's who is likely to be at the podium.

Politico

President-elect Joe Biden’s return to “normalcy” will include restoring the daily press briefing — and at least two women are under consideration to lead the new post-Trump show, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

Kate Bedingfield is seen as having the inside track to become either White House communications director or press secretary. Symone Sanders could be offered the role of incoming press secretary, or slot into another position before winding up “at the podium” down the line, Biden aides and other people in and around the transition said.

Both have expressed interest in the senior White House posts. Their appointments would represent a return to the ways of previous administrations in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room — before familiar sparring and spinning devolved into gaslighting and outright falsehoods that damaged the Trump administration’s relationship with the press and many Americans.

Colleagues note the two women are friends and respect each other personally and professionally.


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Biden is bringing back the daily briefing. Here's who is likely to be at the podium. (Original Post) brooklynite Nov 2020 OP
Won't this be refreshing? Ohiogal Nov 2020 #1
Great Choices! WA-03 Democrat Nov 2020 #2
Great Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 #3

WA-03 Democrat

(3,046 posts)
2. Great Choices!
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:36 PM
Nov 2020

Both would be excellent in the future sanity ahead. One event, one voice, one message backed with action and execution.

President Loserman is going to check out early.

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