Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain as his chief of staff. Klain will lead a White House likely to be consumed by the response to the coronavirus pandemic, which continues to spread unchecked across the nation.

Klain served as the coordinator to the Ebola response during the 2014 outbreak. In a statement Wednesday night, Biden suggested he chose Klain for the position because his longtime experience in Washington had prepared him for such challenges.