“Freaking the f*** out”: Turmoil in the White House over Biden
Officials on President Biden‘s White House and campaign staffs say they’re feeling rage, sadness, frustration and resolve over his debate performance and his team’s response to it, more than a dozen White House and campaign aides told Axios.
Why it matters: Biden’s performance at the debate has left many of his own aides worried about his mental fitness, and angry about what they see as a lack of candor from Biden’s senior aides.
- “It’s the first topic of every conversation,” one White House official said. “Senior leadership has given us nothing. To act like it’s business as usual is delusional.”
- Another official put it more bluntly: “Everyone is freaking the f*** out.”
- “The uncertainty after Thursday is palpable and anxiety is only increasing,” a third White House official told Axios.
- “People are looking for leadership and direction that they were told to trust, and hoped was there, but aren’t yet feeling in what is now clearly a defining moment for this presidency.”
https://www.axios.com/2024/07/02/biden-white-house-campaign-staff-freaking-out-debate