Biden’s multicultural dream team takes the stage in America

The incoming US president has been praised for the diversity of his cabinet and key administration appointments. But there is some concern about policy direction and coherence.

Now that his election is official, Joe Biden’s team is coming under more scrutiny. AP

Michael Hirsh

Dec 19, 2020 – 12.00am

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Taken altogether, US President-elect Joe Biden’s cabinet is a decidedly mixed bag that has left many Democrats confused as to whether the new administration will really challenge an entrenched economic and political system, or revert to the complacency of the Clinton and Obama years that helped deliver the White House to Donald Trump.

As Biden’s picks have been trotted out, even while the outgoing President Donald Trump continues to challenge Biden’s historic and resounding victory, the picture has only gotten fuzzier.

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