Facing crisis, LA s Garcetti ends talk of Biden Cabinet post americanpress.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from americanpress.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
Not long ago, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti looked like he was going places. The two-term Democrat who considered a 2020 White House run became part of Joe Biden’s inner circle, then emerged as a widely discussed possibility to join the president-elect’s Cabinet.
That isn’t going to happen.
Garcetti disclosed Thursday he had taken his name out of consideration earlier this week, saying the raging coronavirus crisis made it impossible for him to step away. “This is a time to lead, and not to leave,” he said, while also revealing he’s quarantining after his 9-year-old daughter tested positive for the coronavirus. Garcetti tested negative.