Former President Barack Obama spoke with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday, just hours after reports emerged of a conflict between him and Biden.
Monday’s meeting was President Obama’s first direct meeting with Mr. Sunak since he became prime minister. Mr Obama was last seen leaving Mr Sunak’s residence on Monday afternoon. He said only that it was a “courtesy visit” while he was in London on other business.
The meeting came less than a day after reports detailed a decade-long conflict between Obama, Biden and their top aides.
Biden aides have complained that “Obama and his team did not fully appreciate Biden’s experience in foreign policy, Congress, and gringo politics, and were disrespectful,” Axios now reports. Reported on the weekend.
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Former President Barack Obama met with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday, days after reports of a confrontation between former President Obama and President Biden. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The Obama people thought Biden was a bad president,” one former Biden aide told Axios. “They didn’t think he would be organized enough to do it.”
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”Too many Obama supporters don’t care about Joe Biden. That’s their problem,” the former White House official said.
“When people say, ‘This worked for Obama,’ their first reaction is often, ‘We’re not Obama,'” one “Democratic official” said, referring to Biden’s staff. It has been reported.
Biden aides have complained that “Obama and his team did not fully appreciate Biden’s experience in foreign policy, Congress, and gringo politics, and were disrespectful,” Axios now reports. Reported on the weekend. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates denied in a statement that the relationship between Biden and Obama had not deteriorated in any way. fox news digital, Biden said he has never criticized Obama in private.
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“While we recognize that the level of actual drama in the White House is insufficient to meet some reporting quotas, President Biden does not make such comments in private,” Bates said. . “As President Biden has said, President Obama is family to him.”
Mr. Bates said Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden have a close “personal bond” and that they are “strongly committed to building an economy that works from the bottom up and the middle out, protecting our vital freedoms, and resisting attacks on our country.” “We overwhelmingly agree on the issues facing this country, including opposition.” Democracy. ”
In a statement to Fox News Digital, White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates denied that the relationship between Biden and Obama had deteriorated in any way., Biden said he has never criticized Obama in private. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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A spokesperson for President Barack Obama’s office told Fox News Digital in a statement that the Obama Alumni Association hosted an event for the Biden re-election campaign, with attendees chanting “get fired up and ready” to support the president. Told. .
FOX News’ Jeffrey Clark contributed to this report
