White House officials describe US President Biden as “obsessed” with details. This is not a bad thing.
Washington DC – In a detailed portrait of the New York Times, two dozen former and current employees describe Joe Biden’s style of government. The President of the USA differs greatly from his predecessor Donald Trump in this respect, especially when it comes to decision-making the two act very differently.
According to his employees, Joe Biden is said to be almost “obsessed” with details. “Quick decision-making is not Biden’s style,” they say of the President of the United States. His decisions should be preceded by “hours of detailed debates with numerous political experts”. The focus is on the result, Biden does not allow himself to be distracted from the search for a solution. For example, he should occasionally hang up the phone when he thinks someone is wasting his time.
USA: Joe Biden wants to prepare well – and expects the same from consultants
Biden’s obsession with details means that his employees have to answer all sorts of questions – according to the New York Times, these questions sometimes take on obscure traits. That requires good preparation. “You’re getting hyper-prepared,” said Dylan Loewe, former speechwriter for the president. “You have to answer every question he can think of.”
And those who are not well prepared will get in trouble. The New York Times wants to be clear in its article: Biden often freaks out, writes the newspaper. Joe Biden is said to have “flogged” the US Secretary of Health, Xavier Becerra, when he was not adequately prepared, as two anonymous sources said. Becerra was unable to answer enough questions to the president about the health authority’s ability to take care of migrant children.
Joe Biden and his obsession with details after Trump are unfamiliar
Many users express criticism of the article on social media. It is normal for a US president to need “days or weeks” to make decisions. The fact that Biden gets angry when advisors are not well prepared can actually be expected from a president whose decisions have far-reaching consequences for the USA and the world. Besides, it’s not like the president was slowing the US down in its actions: instead, he was pretty diligent in the first few weeks of his term in office.
After four years of Donald Trump, it may be a bit strange to have someone sitting in the White House who carefully considers his decisions and discusses them with experts. And not “reacting to something he liked on Fox News,” as Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman wrote on Twitter. (Sebastian Richter)
