How Joe gets his daily news

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'Dec 07, 2020 View in browser

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BY DANIEL LIPPMAN

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With help from Renuka Rayasam and Myah Ward

HOW THE PRESIDENT-ELECT GETS HIS NEWS — In the Biden administration, the foreign policy establishment is expected to return to its usual position of influence for the occupant of the Oval Office. But so is the news media establishment. Here is what Joe Biden reads and watches, according to five current and former aides:

Like many other politicians, Biden gets a clips package at 9 a.m. On a busy day, it can run up to 50 pages. On a slower day, it is more in the 15- to 20-page range.

Biden is not a social media obsessive, but conversations that percolate on Twitter and specific tweets are flagged to him. He also tracks moments from late-night shows that break through.

“Biden reads a lot, but doesn’t watch a lot of TV news,” said Jay Carney, who was communications director to Biden when he was vice president. “Can’t remember him ever watching TV in his office when I worked for him.”

Still, he usually watches a good portion of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” while getting ready for the day. . . '

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1. Joe? Rather it was Rachel Madow from the night before. Maybe Joe on Monday morning.

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2. +1

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3. This is the range that Joe needed to win the Election.

[Rachel is a favorite of mine, btw].