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'It's Shakespearean': Long-simmering tensions between Biden's family and aides spill out
NBC News | DNC ^ | July 6, 2024 | By Natasha Korecki, Carol E. Lee, Mike Memoli, Sarah Fitzpatrick and Monica Alba

Posted on 07/06/2024 3:56:55 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

President Joe Biden’s family is attempting to become more involved over his campaign and White House affairs as their anger with his staff spills into public view.

“The debate fiasco has opened up a lane for the family to surpass staff and start helping out their father and brother who they love dearly,” one of the people with knowledge of family dynamics said.

The split between the president’s family and some of his closest aides has long been simmering, and his debate performance has exacerbated the dynamic, 13 sources familiar with the dynamics told NBC News. From the view of some Biden aides, the family is seizing on an opportunity to try to settle old scores. From the view of family members, the debate is the culmination of misguided advice from aides who they don’t believe have helped the president best showcase his political appeal.

The infighting has angered some Biden staffers, who have found the finger-pointing to be getting in the way of the kind of all-hands-on-deck approach to helping the president battle this crisis.

“It’s not helpful,” one Biden campaign aide said. The view of some Biden allies is that the president’s aides are doing the bulk of managing and coordinating the post-debate strategy, while the family is approaching the situation more emotionally.

Another person close to the president said the Biden family is not seeing the political reality clearly.

“It’s Shakespearean,” this person said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: biden; dementia; election2024
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To: 9YearLurker
Macbeth.

"Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

Yes, that fits. Birnam Wood doth come to Rehoboth Beach.

41 posted on 07/06/2024 8:25:18 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Progressives are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
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To: HYPOCRACY

A cross between Hamlet and King Lear.


42 posted on 07/06/2024 9:24:12 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("All he had was a handgun. Why did you think that was a threat?" --Rittenhouse Prosecutor)
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To: Charles Martel

Ha ha—perfect!


43 posted on 07/06/2024 9:30:57 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

Hmmm. Suppose Lady MacBeth married King Lear.


44 posted on 07/06/2024 11:20:28 AM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: iamgalt

Agree.


45 posted on 07/06/2024 3:16:40 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: Cen-Tejas

Biden family criminal organization.


46 posted on 07/06/2024 3:18:34 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: cnsmom

They have done enormous damage to our nation.

And have aided and abetted our enemies both foreign and domestic.

Should be held accountable.


47 posted on 07/06/2024 3:20:22 PM PDT by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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