Biden to get new Secret Service team amid concerns over agents' loyalty to Trump: Report

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to get a fresh Secret Service team which is more familiar to him and replacing some of nts over concerns that y might be politically allied to outgoing US President Donald Trump. US media reports cited sources in law enforcement that new nts in team meant to protect President of United States will be ones that have worked with Biden when he was vice president in Barack Obama’s administration. 

As per reports, it is t unusual for presidents to change details of nts according to who are more familiar. However, se moves come at a time when tension is clouding US politics with Trump continuing to falsely claim that his second term is being ‘stolen’ by Biden as President-elect readies to take over White House on January 20. staffing changes were first reported by Washington Post on December 31 amid concerns that some nts might be politically faithful to Trump.

Moreover, it has also been reported that some presidential detail members were asked to t wear any facemasks amid COVID-19 pandemic out of loyalty to US President who ‘didn’t like way y looked’. A former Secret Service executive told paper that staffing changes were “smart” decision in a bid to “give incoming president comfort of familiar”. Media outlet quotes its source saying, “You want him to be with people he kws and trusts, and who also kw how he operates.”

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Biden eyes 'brighter future' for US

Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden and incoming First Lady Jill Biden rang in new year as part of ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’  with Ryan Seacrest 2021 and gave ir last interview of 2020. While talking about upcoming year, Joe Biden said that he is ‘optimistic’ about bright future of United States. Furr, when asked about COVID-19 vaccine, that both Joe and Jill have already taken, First Lady-elect said that all Americans ‘have to take it’ and ensured that it doesn’t hurt. 

I’m absolutely, positively confident - confident - we're going to come back and we're going to come back even stronger than before," said Biden, who will take office on January 20.

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