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December 11, 2020

Biden Taps Obama Alums Susan Rice for Top Domestic Policy Role, Denis McDonough to Lead VA
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President-elect Biden has tapped Susan Rice to be director of the White
House Domestic Policy Council. Rice served as U.S. ambassador to the
U.N. and national security adviser under President Obama. Critics called
out the pick over Rice's inexperience with domestic policy, as well as
her role supporting U.S. military actions that caused devastation in
Syria and Libya under Obama. The position does not require Senate
confirmation.

In related news, Biden has picked another Obama administration alum,
former White House Chief of Staff Denis Mc Donough, to lead the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans groups expressed disappointment
Biden did not pick a veteran to serve in the role. Jeremy Butler of Iraq
and Afghanistan Veterans of America told The Washington Post, "He's
starting in a position of public deficit because of who he is not."


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