It’s time for big maneuvers, in the “West Wing” of the White House. The heart of the American executive power. According to the New York Times, Ron Klain, Joe Biden’s chief of staff “confided privately to his colleagues since the midterm elections in November that after a grueling and uninterrupted period with Mr. Biden, which dates back to the 2020 campaign, he is ready to move on”. The departure of this collaborator to one of the positions closest to the president could come after Joe Biden’s annual State of the Union address, scheduled for February 7, adds the New York daily.
The “Chief of Staff” is credited with leading much of Joe Biden’s legislative and political successes over the past two years. His departure comes after a particularly successful period including a better-than-expected midterm result for Democrats and a string of legislative victories, including a sweeping social spending bill, massive investment in the nation’s semi- drivers and gun control legislation. Ron Klain, 61, served as chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore from 1995 to 1999, then to Vice President Joe Biden between 2009 and 2011. During Barack Obama’s tenure, he served as the response coordinator for the White House to the Ebola virus crisis.
Biden in turmoil
Ron Klain, however, would leave office at a pivotal moment in the mandate. The 46th president of the United States, aged 80, could officially announce in the coming weeks that he is running for president in 2024, while his great Republican rival Donald Trump, 76, has already applied. . Joe Biden recently found himself in trouble because of the affair of the confidential documents of his vice-presidency (2009-2017) found in an office and at his private home, when they should have been given to the National Archives.
After former White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who left in 2022, Ron Klain’s departure would be the second biggest around Joe Biden since he took office. Generally, during the same presidential term, the position of chief of staff is rarely occupied four years in a row by the same person. Four chiefs of staff had succeeded each other under Donald Trump.