Some White House officials are criticizing President Biden for his lack of leadership and “conspicuous absence” in recent weeks. President-elect DonTrump will take office on January 20, per Politico.
“There is no leadership coming from the White House,” another Democrat close to senior lawmakers said told Politico. “There is a total vacuum.”
Biden has taken a backseat since losing Vice President Kamala Harris, largely avoiding a drawn-out period press conferences and job interviews. It’s a strategy that has frustrated some in the White House and his party.
The report says Biden allies even admit he has been “conspicuously absent” from the broader discourse as Democrats try to emerge from power when Republicans take control of both the White House and both chambers of Congress next month to take over.
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President Biden has further scaled back his already minimal press activities following President-elect Trump’s election victory over Vice President Harris. (Left: Pete Marovich/Getty Images; Right: Oleg Nikishin/Getty Images)
“He has been so arrogant and selfish about the way he has approached the last few weeks of his job,” a former White House official told Politico.
“If he speaks out and doesn’t achieve actual strategic objectives, there’s no point in doing that,” said an ex-Democratic campaign adviser to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
Other lawmakers and Democratic strategists spoke on the record with Politico to explain that Biden’s actions are a natural consequence of an election that Vice President Kamala Harris lost to Trump.
‘Elections have consequences – it’s a new sheriff in town’ Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., said.
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Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said other Democrats are seeking attention in the party as power shifts to Trump. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said other Democrats were seeking leadership roles in the party.
“I still think he has a lot for us to learn from going forward,” Coons said of Biden. “But you know, there are many more standard bearers clamoring for attention.”
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer have been suggested as possible presidential candidates for the Democrats in 2028.
Other Democrats also argued that Biden’s reduced press involvement was part of his political strategy.
“It’s just his strategy, even if people agree or disagree: kind of keep his head down,” said a Democratic campaign strategist, Mike Ceraso. “I think both he and President Obama viewed the transition period as an effort not to make noise or to undermine the new administration.”
“In conversations I have, the president is not even mentioned. It’s kind of sad,” said a Democrat close to senior lawmakers. “It feels like Trump is already president.”
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