
Kate Bedingfield’s debut in the White House press briefing room this week came under unlikely circumstances – the benching of two of her colleagues due to Covid-19. But her high-profile appearances could lead to greater visibility for Joe Biden’s longtime comms director.
“I know I am not the redhead you’re accustomed to seeing at this podium, but I hope you will hang with me nonetheless,” Ms Bedingfield, joked to reporters at her first briefing on Tuesday.