White House Press Secretary Psaki holds first press briefings

Takes over from Trump Administrations Kylie McEnaney

• Will bring back truth, transparency to briefing room
• that she will participate in WHO meeting tomorrow
• Biden’s 1st foreign leader call will be with Canada’s Trudeau on Friday
• early leader calls will be with partners, allies
• administration intends to return to regular health briefings
• getting cabinet is front and center for president Biden (no cabinet members have been approved by the Senate)
• plan to meet soon with congressional leaders on Covid
• Covid relief package was not designed with $1.9 trillion as a starting point but based on need for special proposals
• we are at the beginning of negotiations on Covid relief plan
• clear preference is to move forward with bipartisan bill
• will have more from health experts on schools reopening
• follow on diplomacy will lead to constraints on Iran nuclear program
• plans for Iran negotiations will be part of Biden’s early consultation with allies
• more details on use of Defense production act for vaccine distribution tomorrow
• Biden will leave the mechanics of running impeachment trial to Congress

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