Biden attempts to step out of Obama’s shadow | First Thing

The president-elect has insisted his administration will not be a third Obama term' as he hires many of Obama's former team. Plus, Trump's turkey pardoning falls flat

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Joe Biden has insisted his presidency will not be a third Obama term", during his first sit-down interview since the election. He said we face a totally different world" than under Barack Obama, arguing that Donald Trump had changed the landscape". The clarification may have been necessary: it followed the announcement yesterday of the first picks for Biden's cabinet, many of whom are political veterans from the Obama administration.