Biden To Announce First Cabinet Picks On Tuesday As Trump Continues To Block Transition

“You’re going to see the first of the president-elect’s cabinet appointments on Tuesday of this week,” Biden’s incoming chief of staff Ron Klain told This Week with George Stephanopoulos.  

It’s not clear which Cabinet positions Biden will announce first, though the president-elect said Thursday he has already chosen a treasury secretary. 

In a tweet posted on Saturday, Trump attacked Biden for beginning to build out his Cabinet and floated the possibility state legislatures should overturn the results of the election: “Hopefully the Courts and/or Legislatures will have the COURAGE to do what has to be done to maintain the integrity of our Elections, and the United States of America itself,” he wrote.

Even as the president’s legal efforts to overturn the election fail at every turn, he has succeeded in making the transition process much more difficult for Biden: the General Services Administration chief Emily Murphy, a Trump appointee, has yet to sign off on a letter acknowledging Biden as the president-elect, meaning the Democrat is blocked from federal resources to begin the transition and access to government agencies and information. 

So far, Biden has refrained from a scorched earth response to Trump’s obstruction, though he said Thursday he hasn’t ruled out legal action.