President Joe Biden is getting a new communications director at the White House as he inches closer to an expected re-election campaign. politics kprc2 click2houston
The administration tapped a veteran of the Obama-Biden years to lead the team, Ben LaBolt. He will replace Kate Bedingfield, who had said in July that she was leaving the White House but stuck around and will now go by the end of the month.
The communications director leads the White House’s strategy on messaging policies and goals and generally works behind the scenes. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre remains in her public-facing position. Bedingfield is expected to be key in Biden’s likely re-election campaign as a consultant, according to a person familiar with the president's plans who was not authorized to speak publicly about them and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Biden hasn't said officially that he's running for re-election, but has said it's his intention to do so. Bedingfield's departure is the latest for the administration, which saw little turnover during Biden's first two years. Jen Psaki left as White House press secretary in May. Ron Klain
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