Biden to name VP vetting team, thinking about Cabinet makeup [View all]
Joe Biden said Friday that he will announce a committee to oversee his vice presidential selection process and is already thinking about whom hed choose to join his Cabinet.
Bidens comments came in response to a question during a virtual fundraiser about whether hed be willing to release his full proposed Cabinet at the same time he announces his vice presidential pick. Biden didnt answer the question directly, but did indicate that there are a number of people who have been helping his campaign with whom hes discussed whether theyd be willing to come into a government if I get elected.
He did, however, suggest hes been thinking deeply about the makeup of his potential Cabinet. There are a number of younger, really qualified people Biden said he believes could be future leaders of the party if given more prominent roles. He also suggested hed prioritize diversity in choosing his Cabinet secretaries, and he wants the lineup to look like the country.
Men, women, gay, straight, across the board, black, white, Asian, it really matters that it look like the country because everyone brings a slightly different perspective, he said. In a hint of how deeply hes considered his options, Biden said: If the Lord Almighty came down and said, Youre president tomorrow. Write down in the next 15 minutes your Cabinet, I think I could do it.
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