White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zaients on Wednesday invited hundreds of executive branch staffers to a party aimed at lifting spirits as President Biden's approval ratings plummet ahead of his 2024 re-election bid. .
An off-campus shindig will be held at a private venue in Northern Virginia later this month and is being described as a “morale booster.” According to Axios.
The paper said Zients, who is considered the president's wealthiest aide, is spending his own money to organize the celebration. Zients' net worth is between $89.3 million and $442.8 million, according to disclosure forms.
“In order to involve as many staff members as possible, this invitation is non-transferable and does not include guests,” Zients wrote in an invitation to White House staff.
The party comes as Biden, 81, enters the new year with lower approval ratings than any of his seven predecessors at similar points in their first terms. gallup poll.
According to the survey, only 39% of Americans approve of the president's job performance in the Oval Office.
Support for Biden among black voters, one of the Democratic Party's most loyal voting blocs, also plummeted to 63%, according to one report. USA Today/Suffolk University Poll It was released on Monday.
According to reports, black voters overwhelmingly supported Biden over Donald Trump in 2020, by a margin of 92% to 8%. Pew Research Center.
According to a USA Today/Suffolk University poll, Trump, the front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential primary, defeated Biden 39% to 37%, while anonymous third-party candidates won 17%. has received the support of
When respondents were given the option of supporting the seven nominated third-party candidates, Trump's lead increased by 1 percentage point.
Already the oldest president in U.S. history, Biden will be 86 by the end of his second term, and numerous polls show his advanced age is a concern for voters.
According to a New York Times poll released in November, 71% of swing state voters Biden is “too old to be an effective president,” compared to 39% who said the same about Trump, who is 77 years old.
A Wall Street Journal poll released in September found that 73% of registered voters think Mr. Biden is too old, compared to 47% who think the same about Mr. Trump.
Axios reported last month that Biden has been warned by aides and his wife, Jill, to get more rest and take care of his health ahead of 2024.
“He is his own worst enemy when it comes to scheduling,” one former Biden adviser told the outlet. The newspaper reported in April that his aides were having trouble booking presidential events at certain times of the day because the president's typical working hours are 10 a.m. to 4 a.m. Ta. Afternoon schedule.
“Whether it's fair or not, his age is clearly a concern for voters,” said another former White House official. “And there's no point in him yelling, 'Ugh!'”
