Biden aide charges "sabotage" of Harris

[brooklynite]

Source: Axios

Top White House officials are mobilizing to defend Vice President Kamala Harris amid a gusher of leaks about dysfunction and infighting in her office.

Driving the news: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain told Axios in a statement: "The President's trust and confidence in her is obvious when you see them in the Oval Office together." Biden senior adviser Cedric Richmond said in an interview late Thursday night: "It’s a whisper campaign designed to sabotage her."

Details: Their responses came after Axios approached the White House with new reporting about growing tensions between West Wing officials and the Harris team, including chief of staff Tina Flournoy.

Some White House officials have been frustrated by a series of missteps from Harris and increasingly public bickering in her orbit, which spilled out in a Politico story on Wednesday. Flournoy's old boss, former President Bill Clinton, came to her defense with a statement calling her "an extraordinary person.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/kamala-harris-office-dysfunction-2024-e2f9a9c0-f391-4c1d-8042-aa4f24a292e3.html

[cilla4progress]

1. Of course.

nt

[agingdem]

2. a bullshit non-story...

this is the "liberal" press taking early aim at Harris and a possible run for president...

[brooklynite]

4. Are you saying that there aren't leaks from her office, and the media is making the stories up?

[Historic NY]

3. Press needs conflict to fuel itself..

[Botany]

5. Why do I smell a "Well you know that Hillary is not a nice person" type of hit job on Harris w/this

... piece. "They" are just trying to soften up the Kamala when and if she runs for POTUS in 2024 or 2028

[Phoenix61]

6. As the article says, Biden picked people he's known for decades.

I’d expect his office to run smooth as silk. Harris has not had anywhere near the time in Washington to establish those deep, long-term relationships. Covid made meeting in person difficult at best Add to that the previous administration did everything it could to stymie a smooth transition. I think she’s doing just fine. The media has lived on an adrenaline rush of breaking news for the last 4 years and they just don’t know what to do with calm, capable leadership.

[Lulu KC]

8. +1 n/t

[samnsara]

7. i havent heard about any in fighting

[groundloop]

9. I've seen a couple of headlines about "dysfunction" blah blah blah....

I didn't even bother reading the stories because it would be nothing but he said - she said bullshit. It's obviously aimed at weakening her in the event she runs for the Presidency in the future.