Posted on 04/19/2025 6:32:35 PM PDT by Libloather
Democratic figures and even the former first family’s aides are saying that former President Biden needs to stay out of politics, according to a new report from “The Hill.”
The outlet’s senior political correspondent, Amie Parnes, spoke to former first lady Jill Biden’s communications director Michael LaRosa, who stated that Biden’s staff needs to steer him away from the spotlight because the party is not interested in seeing him.
“If they had advisers who had their hand on the pulse of the Democratic Party or national politics, they would have understood the intense level of anger or indifference to them that remains inside our party and isn’t going away anytime soon,” the former Biden staffer said.
Parnes spoke to LaRosa following Biden’s speech at a disability advocacy conference in Chicago earlier this week.
The speech, which the ex-president gave on the state of the Social Security Administration, was Biden’s first major address since leaving the White House in January.
During the speech, Biden ripped the Trump administration, saying, “fewer than 100 days, this new administration has made so much damage… and so much destruction. It’s kind of breathtaking.”
According to LaRosa, Biden’s return was not a welcome moment within the party and that his handlers should recognize that.
“I love both Bidens dearly, but staff loyalty means there is a responsibility to provide them with an honest situational awareness, especially when it comes to their public image, no matter how hurtful it is to hear,” he said.
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The party doesn’t want him making up his own messaging. Nor do they want it to flub their message if he tries to toe the party line. They are angry mostly at themselves but they did this to themselves.
But he’s a free American he can say what he wants when he wants pretty much wherever he wants.
“Parnes spoke to LaRosa following Biden’s speech at a disability advocacy conference in Chicago earlier this week.”
Actually, I’m hard pressed to imagine where he would fit any better.
They're out of power. If they told Biden not to speak, Trump would have found out about it.
That’s pretty much what I came in here to say. So, I’ll elaborate on it a bit more than intended:
I’d wager that it is Jill (and probably Hunter too) who are forcing tired and drooling Old Joe to go out and collect whatever cash he can.
Heck, after he dies, they will probably take him to a taxidermist, have him stuffed, and put him in a glass case and tour around the country with some carnival, charging the rubes a dollar for a look.
“In joe’s shadow” or “Shadows of the real joe” for an organization name maybe? he is definitely a shadow of something. it’s an idea that will allow joe to really shine in his ability to talk rings around himself and make obama proud. I say let’s do it!
Couldn’t get past the “hand on the pulse” line when discussing xiden😂
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