An Axios reporter said Thursday that one of the keys to staying on President Biden’s staff long term is not to deliver bad news.
Axios reporter Alex Thompson suggested it was noteworthy that certain aides were reportedly being blamed for Trump’s debate gaffes, which have sparked calls for him to drop out of the 2024 presidential race.
President Biden’s family has reportedly blamed some of his staff for his shaky performance at last week’s debate. “The family’s criticism was specifically aimed at senior adviser Anita Dunn, who often has the president’s ear, her husband Bob Bauer, the president’s lawyer who played Donald Trump in rehearsals at Camp David, and former chief of staff Ron Klain, who led the debate preparations and sessions in the previous election cycle.” Politico reportedciting sources briefed on the family conversations.
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Axios’ Alex Thompson offers his opinion on why some of Biden’s staffers are being blamed for Biden’s poor debate performance.
“While Anita and Bob’s names have been made public and they have been accused, I think the fact that they were with him for the shortest period of time is really shocking,” Thompson told CNN. “They’ve been with him since 2015, but Steve Ricchetti, Bruce Reid and Mike Donilon have been with him for decades and it’s really shocking that they haven’t been accused in this conversation.”
The reporter noted that while the latter aides have a reputation for “speaking truth to power,” “there is a sense among many in the Biden campaign that they are less willing to do that with Joe Biden than Anita, Bob or Ron Klain.”
“This is because there is a culture within some parts of the Biden campaign that if they raise issues, they might be seen as disloyal,” he argued.
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Fox News’ Daniel Wallace contributed to this report.
