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Openly gay to join the U.S. government for the first time

Joe Biden, who won the presidential election in the United States, invited his former Democratic rival Pete Buttidzic to become the head of the Department of Transportation in his administration. Meanwhile, Republican Majority Leader in the Senate Mitch McConnell congratulated Biden on his victory. Writes about it Air force.

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Buttidzic announced his future appointment as head of the transport department on his Twitter.

“There is a huge opportunity now to create jobs, address climate change, and advance equality for all,” Buttigieg wrote. “I am honored that the president-elect has offered me the position of head of the Department of Transportation.”

Photo: twitter.com/PeteButtigieg

If Buttidzic is appointed, the 38-year-old politician will become the first openly gay head of the US federal department in history.

During the 2020 presidential race, Buttigieg, the ex-mayor of the tiny town of South Bend, Indiana, ran for the Democratic nomination for the White House, but lost in the primary and backed Biden's candidacy.

“Pete Buttigieg is a patriot and a problem solver. He embodies the very best of our people,” Biden said on Tuesday, December 15, about the new head of the department.

Another leading competitor to Biden in the primary elections, California Senator Kamala Harris, was elected vice president of the United States.

Who is Pete Buttigieg

  • Born in 1982, he got his surname from his father, who came from the town of Hamrun in Malta.
  • In November 2011, he won the mayoral elections for the city of South Bend (Indiana), gaining almost 11 thousand votes out of 15 thousand.
  • He was a volunteer in the National Guard and was promoted to lieutenant.
  • In 2014, he served in the counterterrorism intelligence unit of the US Navy at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.
  • In 2015, he spoke about his homosexuality in a newspaper article.
  • In early 2019, he announced his intention to compete for the post of US President.
  • Surprisingly defeated Bernie Sanders in the Iowa primary.
  • In March 2020, he dropped out of the presidential race and supported Joe Biden.
  • Fluent in Norwegian, Spanish, Italian, Maltese, Arabic, Dari and French.

Congratulations to McConnell

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulated Biden on winning the presidential election. He did it the day after The Electoral College has formally elected Democratic candidate for president.

President Donald Trump continues to refuse to acknowledge Biden's victory. He claims that gross violations and rigging took place during the voting and counting of votes, but his arguments have already been rejected by numerous American courts, state administrations (including those controlled by Republicans) and representatives of the federal authorities.

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During Senate testimony, McConnell said he had hoped to see a “different outcome” in the election, but the Electoral College decided to elect the Democratic nominee.

“So today I want to congratulate President-elect Biden,” the Senate Majority Leader said.

He also commented on the election of Kamala Harris to the post of Vice President - the first woman in history to hold this post and the first representative of a non-white part of the population.

“All Americans can now be proud that for the first time, a woman has been elected vice president,” McConnell said.

Analysis

Anthony Zurker, BBC Columnist

It took more than a month, but now Mitch McConnell has admitted the obvious - Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States.

After Biden takes office, the Senate Majority Leader will become the highest-ranking Republican in the country, so his congratulations go a long way.

They provide cover for other members of the US Congress who were afraid to speak out about Biden's victory because they did not want to incur the wrath of Donald Trump. And besides, congratulations may ensure a more traditional transition of power, at least as far as the relationship between the incoming White House administration and Congress is concerned.

As McConnell now recognizes Biden’s victory, Trump’s last hope of changing the January 6 election results is finally dashed, during the approval of the voting results in Congress.

Not only will the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives reject the incumbent's efforts, they are also unlikely to find any support in the Senate.

Now all that remains is to wait to see how Trump will respond. He could simply shrug off McConnell's comments—or he could add him to the president's increasingly impressive list of enemies in his own party.

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