The injury Joe Biden sustained while playing with his dog is worse than expected. After Biden’s doctors initially thought that the upcoming US president had only sprained his ankle, a “CT scan” revealed small hair fractures. The 78-year-old will probably need a special shoe for several weeks, says Biden’s personal doctor Kevin O’Connor. Donald Trump wished his successor a speedy recovery. “Get well soon!” Wrote the elected US president on Twitter. Trump has so far not admitted defeat in the elections and denies Biden’s victory.
Biden is also considering old companions for the business team
According to newspaper reports, President-elect Joe Biden relies on old companions from his time as Vice-President during the Obama administration for his economic team. Brian Deese, who was already an advisor to the White House during former President Barack Obama, is to become chairman of the National Economic Council, reports the New York Times, citing three people familiar with the matter. For the deputy post in the Treasury Department under Janet Yellen, Biden is considering Wally Adeyemo, also a senior economic adviser to Obama, reports the Wall Street Journal. Adeyemo is currently President of the Obama Foundation. Neera Tanden is also being discussed as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Before Tanden took over the helm of the Center for American Progress, she was a health advisor to the Obama administration and also part of the campaign team for Democrat Hillary Clinton in 2016.
Biden presents speaker
US President-elect Joe Biden wants to bring Jen Psaki into the White House as spokeswoman. She was in the administration of the former Democratic President Barack Obama, among other things, communications director of the White House and spokeswoman for the State Department. “Communicating directly and truthfully with the people of America is one of the most important roles a president should do,” said Biden.
EU is working on a detailed agenda for new cooperation with the USA
The EU is working on a call for new, comprehensive cooperation with the US under incoming President Joe Biden. According to the “Financial Times” report, the EU Commission has already drawn up an eleven-page, detailed draft entitled “A new EU-US agenda for global change”. The initiative goes beyond a general call for closer cooperation. The aim should be to reunite common interests against “authoritarian forces” and “closed economies that exploit the openness of our societies”. Among other things, it is proposed to develop common positions for global digital regulation, antitrust law and data protection. According to the Financial Times, the paper not only reflects the relief about the change of government in the US, but above all concerns about China’s increasing global influence.
Biden sprains his foot while playing with the dog
The US President-elect was slightly injured while playing with a dog, according to US media. Biden’s office said he would be visited by an orthopedic surgeon “out of sheer caution,” reports MSNBC. The work on building his government team should continue unreservedly.