The first Biden official has been punished for flouting Covid-19 rules
Van der Heide will remain a senior counselor to Haaland, who is the first Native American to serve as a cabinet secretary, while Larry Roberts, an Obama administration Bureau of Indian Affairs official, will take over as the new chief of staff., but was sped up after the incident.Key Background
No senior officials in the Biden administration have so far contracted Covid-19, which stands in stark contrast to the Trump administration. The former president was criticized for flouting Covid-19 rules by holding large campaign rallies with little mask usage or social distancing, as well as a superspreader Rose Garden ceremony announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination.
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