Biden Transition Team/Appointments Watch

Barack Obama, probably, but Hillary Clinton would also annoy him

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Make one of his SCOTUS picks do it.
ETA: because I think it would rankle him even more to see one of his supposed “loyalists” do the deed, rather than someone he already knew didn’t support him.

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in the morning anyway

After noon Biden would be their boss and commander, unless there is an open insurrection

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“Before” could mean any time

He could just do it right now, today, on TV

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Certain niceties must be observed, out of an abundance of caution. Given that the oath is a constitutional requirement, an unambiguous ceremony, with witnesses, would be helpful.

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AOC should administer it to him on Twitch

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Orange is sus

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So, has anyone seen him since that unmasked swearing in ceremony? Asking for a friend… :thinking:

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With a hammer and a sickle?

I like the transition team’s stated priorities, though one could certainly argue about which order they should be tackled in.

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While Biden did not go into specifics, Axios first reported that the 12-person task force will be led by three co-chairs: former surgeon general Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, David Kessler and Yale University’s Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith.

The names of the co-chairs we later confirmed by other news outlets, with the additional members reported to be announced on Monday.

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I’d love to see Obama actually do it from memory to swear in Biden, just to style on Roberts for messing it up in 2008 by going in without a notecard.

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This part’s encouraging that he won’t just line up to do Wall Street’s bidding:

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Klain’s op-ed on Trump from January of this year has held up pretty well.

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