By Aiyeku Timothy
President Joe Biden has reaffirmed his stance that none of his family members will receive a role in his administration.
Biden’s stance is against the policy of his predecessors, Donald Trump, whose daughter, Ivanka Trump, served in his government.
Ivanka Trump served as a “adviser to the president” with emphasis on the “education and economic empowerment of women and their families,” according to the White House website.
Joe Biden already made this pledge during his campaign before the November 2020 election.
According to Biden, he would “run” his administration “like the Obama-Biden administration”, referring to his time as vice president for President Barack Obama between 2008 and 2016.
In his stance, he said “no one in our family and extended family is going to be involved in any government undertaking or foreign policy,”
“And nobody has an office in the place,” he added. “They always have access to Pop and Nana but nobody (will have an office).”
The White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, told reporters last week that the administration would not allow businesses to imply they had the president’s endorsement when advertising – highlighting another difference between the Biden and Trump administrations.
