Some Staffers Reportedly Leaving White House Due to Fear of Being Known as a ‘Harris Person’
Some staffers are leaving the White House, in part, due to the fear of becoming a “Harris person,” according to a report. Axios reported on Friday people familiar with the situation say “burnout, better opportunities…
Some staffers are leaving the White House, in part, due to the fear of becoming a “Harris person,” according to a report.
Axios reported on Friday people familiar with the situation say “burnout, better opportunities and concern about being permanently branded a ‘Harris person’ is driving some of the turnover” in Vice President Kamala Harris’ office.
One Democratic strategist told the outlet the vice president needs “someone loyal, who can think methodically to best position the vice president and to make sure everything she’s doing is being maximized and communicated to a broad population and get her numbers up.”
According to Axios, another Democratic operative close to Harris’ office claims the departures are adding “pressure to Harris’ chief of staff, Tina Flournoy, to avoid an internal collapse and external criticism.”
The operative added, “If we mess this up, it’s going to set women back when it comes to running for higher office for years to come.”
The report comes just days after Symone Sanders, a senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Harris, announced she is leaving, as IJR reported.
An official told Politico Harris and President Joe Biden have “known for a while” about Sanders’ plan to leave.