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Joe Biden is set to tap his former COVID Response Coordinator Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as his Chief of Staff.
Zients, who served as the counselor to the White House COVID response team from Jan. 2021 to April 2022, help spearhead Biden’s COVID policies, including mask and vaccine mandates.
This is who Biden just picked to be his new Chief Of Staff… listen: pic.twitter.com/V1cR05z6nM
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 22, 2023
BREAKING: Jeff Zients, who seemingly violated civil rights laws and US Constitution in leading Biden WH operation to censor Americans through Big Tech on Covid issue, set to be new Biden Chief of Staff.
— Tom Fitton (@TomFitton) January 22, 2023
Zients was seen as an ideal candidate for Chief of Staff because of his reputation as a sort of Democrat fixer, CNN reported Sunday.
From CNN:
The decision to pick Zients surprised some internally given that there were differences in Biden’s and Zients’ management styles early on in the administration. But Biden was impressed with his job as the coronavirus response coordinator when Zients inherited what officials described as a “largely dysfunctional” effort by the Trump administration.
Another factor in the search was how this stretch of Biden’s presidency will focus on implementing the legislation enacted in his first two years, and Zients is seen internally as a “master implementor,” one source said. His operational skills were on display as his handled the coronavirus response and helped with the bungled 2013 launch of HealthCare.gov during the Obama administration.
Zients now has a closer relationship with Biden and with his senior advisers and multiple Cabinet members.
Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D), one of the most disliked politicians in U.S. history due to his tyrannical COVID policies that ultimately forced him out of office, praised Biden for making an “excellent choice.”
During the toughest times, Jeff Zients was always calm, focused and positive. He played a crucial role in helping NYC and the whole country overcome the worst of the Covid crisis. I knew that when I turned to him, something good would happen. @POTUS has made an excellent choice! https://t.co/BvyeQwwRuG
— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) January 22, 2023