Biden Says It Would Be ‘Difficult’ To Lose Sanders Or Warren From Senate For Admin.

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday introduced his nominees and appointees to key national security and foreign policy posts. In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt he said key agencies from the Trump administration are reaching out to facilitate the transition of power.

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Looking ahead to his remaining administration appointments, President-elect Joe Biden says he is open to including Republicans as well as progressive former rivals Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

“We already have significant representation among progressives in our administration, but there’s nothing really off the table,” he said in an interview with NBC News’ Lester Holt.

However, he said it would be “difficult” to take influential members of Congress out of their positions to build out his administration.