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Who is Anthony Bernal? Why are people calling him the “Shadow President”?
Economic Times ^ | 6/4/2025 | Staff

Posted on 06/05/2025 10:30:53 AM PDT by simpson96

Joe Biden looked lost at a Waffle House after his bad debate with Trump on June 27, 2024. A man in a beige suit signaled Jill Biden and helped get Joe out fast. That man was Anthony Bernal, 52 years old. He works closely with Jill Biden as her top helper and also helps the president.

People now wonder if he had more power than anyone knew, especially as Joe's health got worse. A former Biden aide said Bernal had “the most power inside the White House.”

A book named Original Sin said Bernal was rude, strict, and tried hard to make sure the Bidens stayed in power. Two days after the book came out, James Comer, House Oversight Chair, asked Bernal to testify about possibly taking over Joe’s authority, according to the Daily Mail report.

White House review of Bernal?

The lead of DNC David Hogg, 25, said Bernal had a lot of power. Deterrian Jones, 26, who worked at the White House, said Bernal was scary and like a hidden boss that regular people wouldn’t even know, according to reports.

Bernal is super close to Jill Biden. He helped with her clothes, makeup, travel, and events. He traveled everywhere with her, campaign trails, Camp David, their home in Delaware, even her college.

Reports say, they became close friends while sharing champagne and french fries on election night in 2008. He’s the only team member who calls her “Jill.” He joked that he was their marriage helper, and she called him her “work husband.”

Bernal’s relationships, salary, behavior

He was paid the highest salary allowed at the White House, $180,000 a year. Helped Jill get Vogue covers in 2021 and 2024. Was involved in policy advising, not just styling. Maria Shriver said she met both Jill and Bernal to discuss a $100M women’s health program.

According to the Politico report, in 2021, Bernal had a “mean streak” and yelled at people. One staff member said he only cared about himself and that no one really trusted him. In 2024, some staff said he made sexual jokes and inappropriate remarks, as per the New York Post.

One said Bernal called people 10 times in an hour and created a toxic workplace. A source said Jill knew all this but trusted him too much. Chief of Staff Jeff Zients said both the Bidens and the team fully trust Bernal. Bernal also denied the allegations and called them “unfounded”, as stated in the report by Daily Mail.

A coworker said he was strict but fair and truly cared about others. He would check in if someone had a baby or needed leave. He joined Jill for SoulCycle classes, loved cooking and reading, as per reports.

Bernal’s family and education

Bernal doesn’t seem to have a partner. Sometimes, he brought his sister or a friend with him to important dinners. Moved a lot, lived mostly in Shaw, Washington DC. Stayed with the Bidens during the pandemic lockdown.

He grew up in Tucson, Arizona. Mom worked in schools, dad was a county officer. Went to The Gregory School, very academic. He participated in a show called Highway to Heaven when he was 13 years old. In the University of Texas at El Paso he completed his studies in the subject, history and philosophy. Was openly gay and still became head of the interfraternity council, respected even by macho groups, as per reports.

He left the White House and is now director of Joe Biden’s future presidential library. He ignored one past request to testify in 2023, but now he’s being pushed again to appear by June 11.

On Monday, the Trump team started a DOJ investigation to check if Joe Biden could still do his job and if people like Bernal were secretly making decisions for him. Was Bernal secretly running things while Joe Biden faded? That’s what everyone is now trying to find out.


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1 posted on 06/05/2025 10:30:53 AM PDT by simpson96
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To: simpson96
Who is Anthony Bernal? Why are people calling him the “Shadow President”?

Because they aren't calling Barack Obama, the real Shadow President, the "Shadow President."

2 posted on 06/05/2025 10:34:41 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim W N; bitt; little jeremiah

The “auto pen president”?


3 posted on 06/05/2025 10:37:29 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: Jim W N; bitt; little jeremiah

The “auto pen president”?


4 posted on 06/05/2025 10:38:11 AM PDT by thinden (Buckle Up!)
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To: simpson96

Now we know who was responsible for Dr. Jill’s atrocious “outfit”. Most were a crime against fashion. 🤡


5 posted on 06/05/2025 10:38:18 AM PDT by Tea Drinker (Live From Sunny Tucson)
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To: simpson96

Nobody even knows what year Bernal was born.


6 posted on 06/05/2025 10:39:32 AM PDT by jroehl (And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
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To: Jim W N

Anyone else think Bernal is banging Jill?


7 posted on 06/05/2025 10:42:40 AM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude (The DemocRATic party is a treasonous America hating cult.)
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

Anthony and Jill went up the hill, each with a buck and a quarter. Jill came down with two-fifty, OOOOOOOOOOOOH!


8 posted on 06/05/2025 10:45:07 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: simpson96

Tony Bernal, just another MexiThug from Tucson.

This is the reason you don’t want mass illegal invasion from the most corrupt country on the planet.


9 posted on 06/05/2025 10:47:44 AM PDT by Regulator (It's fraud, Jim)
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To: simpson96
Who is Anthony Bernal?

He's the democrat's fall guy...

10 posted on 06/05/2025 10:48:06 AM PDT by GOPJ (What if stupidity isn’t about intelligence at all, but about surrendering the will to think?Bonhoeff)
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To: simpson96

His auto-pen was dipping in Jilly-ink.


11 posted on 06/05/2025 10:48:19 AM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Dogs are with us briefly. Politicians last on forever. Listen to your dog. )
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

He’s gay...


12 posted on 06/05/2025 10:49:18 AM PDT by GOPJ (What if stupidity isn’t about intelligence at all, but about surrendering the will to think?Bonhoeff)
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To: simpson96

Was he the Poofter who got all the other Poofters put into high positions?


13 posted on 06/05/2025 10:54:57 AM PDT by Clay Moore (My pistol identifies as a cordless hole punch. )
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To: simpson96
This "senior advisor to Jill Biden" was embedded by those who bought Jao Bai-din, to be the on-scene rep overseeing their investment.

All these politicians have them. The investors who pull the strings aren't going to let their "human resource" make decisions they don't want.

14 posted on 06/05/2025 10:58:56 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: Brooklyn Attitude

He’s more likely banging Obama... but it isn’t unusual for women to be besties with a gay guy, because they feel safe with guys who have lower testosterone.


15 posted on 06/05/2025 11:13:36 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: simpson96

Don’t forget Biden had a “politburo”... whoever was running the show was part of a committee.


16 posted on 06/05/2025 11:15:12 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustmilents offered here free of charge)
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To: simpson96
He helped with her clothes.

Given some of the tacky outfits she wore, he could be criminally charged for that.

17 posted on 06/05/2025 11:17:05 AM PDT by Biblebelter
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To: thinden

It was Steve Ricchetti too along with 4 members of his family installed into the Biden WH.


18 posted on 06/05/2025 11:40:20 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: blackdog

Somebody had to control Jill and Hunter so Joe wouldn’t be a problem.


19 posted on 06/05/2025 11:45:25 AM PDT by cnsmom
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To: simpson96

Works closely with Jill Biden as her top helper.

Edith Wilson taps box


20 posted on 06/05/2025 12:04:22 PM PDT by Vaduz
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