Tensions create fractured alliance among Biden, Harris staff: Report

THERE ARE TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TEAMS OF VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AS THE ELECTION APPROACHES – ACCORDING TO AN AXIOS REPORT. 

ACCORDING TO THE 10 SOURCES WHO SPOKE WITH AXIOS ANONYMOUSLY –

BIDEN’S AIDES ARE STRUGGLING WITH THEIR NEW “SUPPORTING ROLE” AFTER THE PRESIDENT’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE RACE –

CREATING FRICTION BETWEEN THE TWO TEAMS.

SOMETHING THE WHITE HOUSE DENIES IS HAPPENING.

ACCORDING TO AXIOS SOURCES –

HARRIS’ TEAM HAS EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT INADEQUATE COORDINATION FROM THE WHITE HOUSE REGARDING BIDEN’S MESSAGING AND SCHEDULE. THEY BELIEVE THIS LACK OF ALIGNMENT UNDERMINES HER CAMPAIGN EFFORTS.

A NOTABLE INCIDENT OCCURRED RECENTLY WHEN PRESIDENT BIDEN HELD AN IMPROMPTU PRESS CONFERENCE JUST AS HARRIS WAS SET TO SPEAK IN MICHIGAN, POTENTIALLY OVERSHADOWING HER EVENT. 

AS HARRIS MADE AN APPEARANCE ON “THE VIEW” –

BIDEN HELD ANOTHER PRESS EVENT SIMULTANEOUSLY.

AND WHEN HARRIS CRITICIZED FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS FOR NOT TAKING HER CALL AHEAD OF HURRICANE MILTON – WHICH DESANTIS DENIES THERE WAS EVER A PHONE CALL MADE –

IT CREATED PUBLIC FRICTION BETWEEN HARRIS AND DESANTIS.

SHORTLY AFTER – BIDEN PRAISED DESANTIS AND SAID **HE HAD BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE FLORIDA GOVERNOR.

AXIOS SOURCES SAY BIDEN WAS NOT BRIEFED ON HARRIS’ PREVIOUS COMMENTS ABOUT DESANTIS.

STAFFERS SAY THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A PUBLIC DISCONNECT BETWEEN THE TWO CAMPS OVER “BIDEN HARRIS ADMINISTRATION POLICY” AND SEPARATING IT FROM A “HARRIS WALZ ADMINISTRATION” AGENDA.

STAFFERS TELLING AXIOS – BIDEN HAS BEEN PRAISING A WORKING ECONOMY UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP.

BUT THE ECONOMY REMAINS A CONCERN FOR MOST VOTERS.

A HARRIS CAMPAIGN STAFFER TELLING AXIOS 

“The White House is lacking someone in the room thinking first and foremost about how things would affect the campaign.”

Before biden dropped out of the race – HIS STAFF WAS SKEPTICAL OF PASSING THE TORCH TO ANYONE. 

SAYING IN JUNE – “At the end of the day, we’d switch to candidates who would, according to polls, be less likely to win than Joe Biden — the only person ever to defeat Donald Trump.”

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS DISMISSED THE CLAIMS IN AXIOS’ REPORT.

“President Biden endorsed Vice President Harris immediately after leaving the race, rejecting other approaches that would divide the party, and has attested to her leadership abilities and continually made clear his support for her.”

“While ensuring that all critical White House functions are fully staffed, we have made significant changes to guarantee the vice president’s team has all of the support and resources that they need.”

ACCORDING TO AXIOS – THE MOUNTING FRUSTRATIONS AND TENSION LIES BETWEEN HARRIS AND BIDEN’S **SENIOR LEVEL STAFFERS –

BUT SAY MID-LEVEL STAFF ARE WORKING WELL TOGETHER WITH THE SAME GOAL –

OF ELECTING HARRIS IN THREE WEEKS.

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