“As a new president in February 2017, Trump infamously said that “nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.” And while many of his key policies ran through the Humphrey building, Trump was always more interested in priorities like trade and finance that drew on his experience as a businessman…”
“Some of those changes are in rhetoric. Five years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump appeared to mock a reporter with a congenital disability, an episode that his team spent months trying to explain away. Later as president, Trump rolled back Obama-era protections for transgender patients.”
“On Saturday, Biden shouted out the disability community in his victory speech, a moment that trended on social media alongside #CripTheVote, and similarly thanked the transgender community in a remark that broke new ground.”
“Other changes will come in policy…” Read the full newsletter here.
Source: Biden names Covid advisers as he speeds health agenda – By Dan Diamond and Adam Cancryn, November 9, 2020. POLITICO.
