Why Biden has filled his administration with mayors

When Labor Secretary Marty Walsh runs into Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg or Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack during Biden administration meetings and events, they’ll greet one another as “mayor.”

When Vice President Harris spots Walsh, she’ll refer to him as “mayor.”

“Mayors in this administration, we can handle a whole bunch of issues,” Walsh, the former mayor of Boston, said in an interview.

President Biden has stocked his administration with former mayors.