Ron Klain (left) in 2009 with Sen. Al Franken and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse outside of the senate Democrats' weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Klain was named the White House's Ebola czar Oct. 17, 2014. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst. The trajectory of the Republicans' “czars” argument has been a sight to behold. In the … Read more
Ted Cruz does not agree with Ron Klain's appointment as the Obama administration's Ebola czar. Mr. Klain is not a doctor, he's not a health care professional, he doesn't have background in these issues, the Texas Administration insiders say Ron Klain, who starts Wednesday as the White House Ebola czar, will be in line to … Read more
Conservative media figures lashed out at President Obama's appointment of Ron Klain as the Ebola response coordinator or "czar," criticizing the selection as "insane" and "dumb." Klain has been praised for his work in government and has been called "a Conservative media figures lashed out at President Obama's appointment of Ron Klain as the Ebola … Read more
President Obama will name former White House official Ron Klain to serve as a so-called "Ebola czar" to oversee the government's handling of the virus, CBS News confirms. Klain, who previously served as chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden and Opinion. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) (R) talks to Ron Klain (L), then-Chief … Read more
WH inside hack Ron Klain (no MD/health care exp) is new Ebola Czar @IndependentsFBN @TheFive https://t.co/QTKTelSmcp pic.twitter.com/7Yw7FNb95d. — Kenner (@Pwdrskir) October 17, 2014 The United States now has an official Ebola czar. Ron Klain, a former chief of staff for Al Gore and Joe Biden (portrayed by Kevin Spacey in the HBO film Recount), was … Read more
Ron Klain, the newly appointed White House Ebola response coordinator, was one of the senior White House officials who advised that President Obama should visit solar power company Solyndra in 2011, despite an auditor President Obama will name former White House official Ron Klain to serve as a so-called "Ebola czar" to oversee the government's … Read more
Washington (CNN) — President Barack Obama will appoint Ron Klain his "Ebola czar," knowledgeable sources tell CNN. The president on Thursday signaled his openness to the idea to have one individual coordinating the entire federal response to any So does it matter that Ron Klain, the person just named to get the potential Ebola pandemic … Read more
So does it matter that Ron Klain, the person just named to get the potential Ebola pandemic under control, isn't a doctor or a scientist with specialized knowledge of infectious disease? Not really. Multiple government agencies are dealing with this My colleague Ed Rogers wonders what Ron Klain is supposed to do about Ebola. He … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is naming Ron Klain, a former chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and a trusted adviser at the Obama White House, as the point man on the U.S. government's response to the Ebola crisis. Obama has CHRIS WALLACE: I want to start with the lead story in … Read more
New Ebola czar Ron Klain was not in attendance at a White House meeting of the Ebola response team on Saturday night, the second powwow he's missed since the appointment was announced on Friday. After a day of President Obama has asked Ron Klain to coordinate the government's comprehensive response to Ebola. He will report … Read more