I suspect these people are Joe’s puppeteers:
Susan Rice
Director, Domestic Policy Council at The White House
Ron Klain
Chief of Staff, Domestic Policy Council
Catherine Lhamon
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council for Racial Justice and Equity
Carmel Martin
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council for Economic Mobility
Esther Olavarria
Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council for Immigration