Sources close to the White House report continuing rifts between President Biden and his staff and Kamala Harris and her staff, with problems beginning in the first weeks after Harris was nominated by the Democratic Party. It is said to date back to.
The dispute ranges from debates over whether Biden's main surrogates should continue appearing on TV or to be replaced by new Harris surrogates to whether Biden is undermining Harris' message. A wide range of things. Other issues include complaints from the Harris campaign that the White House has not moved quickly enough to add staff to the vice president's office to handle the larger workload. The story of the revelation came to light when A new report published by Axios on Sunday.
A White House official told Axios, “Everyone from the president on down knew the importance of the election and always expected that many staffers would want to move on from the administration to the final campaign.” Ta. But at the same time, other White House insiders told Fox News that the White House is unhappy with the Harris campaign's rules regarding who can move into her office and when.
Meanwhile, sources say Biden's staff members are also disappointed by his withdrawal from the race, forcing him to play second fiddle to the vice president.
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“They have too much emotion,” a Harris ally close to the campaign told Axios.
Harris campaign aides on Friday cited examples of Biden not coordinating his message and schedule appropriately. Biden held an impromptu press conference from the White House to update Americans on the government's hurricane relief efforts. Meanwhile, Harris was campaigning in Michigan around the same time, and the dueling incident effectively reduced attention to her.
Biden was scheduled to leave the country that day, but reportedly felt he had to stay on the ground to oversee the response to Hurricanes Milton and Helen.
The internal conflict did not stop there. Harris last week accused Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of ignoring the Sunshine State's calls to discuss hurricane relief efforts, playing politics and not doing what was best for the American people. . Biden was supposed to be overseas on Friday, but Harris praised the Florida governor's work after the storm, calling DeSantis “supportive” and acknowledging DeSantis is doing a “great job.” It ruined his story.
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White House insiders told Fox News that Harris' decision to cause a rift with DeSantis was a “stupid thing on her part” and that Biden's team is looking to Harris for leadership. He added that he felt he had done everything in his power to provide the opportunity for the students to do so. I groped them. At least one person who spoke to Fox News said the Harris campaign's poor messaging on the issue was due to its own poor planning, not the White House's.
President Biden walked out and supported Vice President Kamala Harris. (Tierney L. Cross/Getty Images)
Harris' campaign declined to comment when contacted by Fox News Digital. However, White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates praised Biden's continued support for Harris in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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“President Biden endorsed Vice President Harris immediately after withdrawing from the race, rejecting other approaches that would divide the party, demonstrating her leadership ability and continuing to support Vice President Harris,” Bates said. It has been made clear.”
“We have made significant changes to ensure that all critical functions of the White House are staffed, while also ensuring that the vice president's team has all the support and resources it needs,” Bates said. “This is based on a strong relationship of trust between both teams, which is essential to successfully execute this unprecedented transition to a new candidate.”
