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CNN reports that Pete Buttigieg is in the running to become President-elect Joe Biden's Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg ran for President in 2020. Business Insider reports that he is widely expected to run for president again in the future. If nominated, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay Cabinet secretary to be approved by the US Senate. Several other candidates have been considered for the role, including Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti.
(CNN) President-elect Joe Biden will introduce former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg as his nominee for transportation secretary at an event in Wilmington, Delaware on Wednesday. Buttigieg's selection also represents the first time the President-elect has tapped one of his former Democratic presidential opponents to join his administration as a Cabinet secretary. The role of transportation secretary is expected to play a central part in Biden's push for a bipartisan infrastructure package. The former mayor is seen as a rising star in the Democratic primary and rose to national prominence during the 2020 Democratic primary.
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Pete Buttigieg as Transportation Secretary. Buttigieg is 38 years old and Biden's former rival for the Democratic presidential nomination. Buttigieg is also the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, according to HuffPost. Buttigieg would be the first LGBTQ person nominated to Biden’s administration. If confirmed, he will also be the first LGBTQ Cabinet secretary to be approved by the U.S. Buttigieg won the caucuses in Iowa during primaries, showing he is well-liked by the public.
US President Joe Biden will speak with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday, his press secretary Jen Psaki says during a media briefing. The call is expected to take place after Biden speaks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. SOUNDBITE
On Friday, Joe Biden said he strongly considered Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to be his labor secretary. However, after Democrats regained control of the senate, both men decided against the move. "I did give serious consideration on nominating my friend Bernie Sanders." Biden said. "I'm confident he could have done a fantastic job." Biden chose Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his pick for labor Secretary.