BREAKING: White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is planning to depart after the State of the Union address in February once his successor is firmly in place, according to an administration official.
White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Biden has tried to persuade Klain to stay and White House officials have privately suggested that he is irreplaceable.Former COVID czar Jeff Zients has been leading an outside review on how to organize Biden’s White House — and his cabinet — for the last two years of his first term. Other potential candidates include White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, who was considered for the top job at the beginning of the term.
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