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'America is back': Biden pushes past Trump era with nominees

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE, The nominees are all Wash-
MATTHEW LEE and AAMER ington veterans with ties
MADHANI to former President Barack
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) Obama's administration,
— Declaring "America is a sign of Biden's effort to
back," President-elect Joe resume some form of nor-
Biden introduced his na- malcy after the tumult of
tional security team on President Donald Trump's
Tuesday, his first substantive four years in office. There
offering of how he'll shift are risks to the approach
from Trump-era "America as Republicans plan at-
First" policies by relying on tacks and progressives fret
experts from the Demo- that Biden is tapping some
cratic establishment to be officials who were too cau-
some of his most important tious and incremental the
advisers. last time they held power.
"Together, these public Still, Biden’s nominees were
servants will restore Ameri- a clear departure from
ca globally, its global lead- Trump, whose Cabinet has
ership and its moral lead- largely consisted of men,
ership," Biden said from almost all of them white.
a theater in his longtime Biden’s picks included sev-
home of Wilmington, Dela- eral women and people of
ware. "It's a team that re- color, some of whom would
flects the fact that America break barriers if confirmed President-elect Joe Biden introduces his nominees and appointees to key national security and
is back, ready to lead the to their new positions. foreign policy posts at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
world, not retreat from it." Continued on next page Associated Press