WASHINGTON — On the morning of January 20, hours before Joe Biden arrived at the White House as the 46th U.S. president, a clear plexiglass shield was erected at the guard’s desk at the entrance to the West Wing housing the executive offices.
It was a small but noticeable sign that things were changing: COVID-19 protections missing during Donald Trump’s last year in office would be a regular part of White House life in the Biden administration.
From required mask-wearing to a new public information approach, the Democrat’s steady hand-on-the-tiller style marks an abrupt change from the bombast and volatility under the Republican Trump, a businessman and former reality TV star…
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