It’s been a constant flood out the doors from aides fleeing the offices of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Since Harris’s induction, more than 30 high-ranking staffers have fired Biden and Harris.
Another one to add. Joe Biden’s closest friend, this man is leaving for a position at the Transportation Department.
Stephen Goepfert has been Biden’s “bodyman” since his 2020 campaign. A “bodyman” is a personal aide who follows him around from morning to night, helping him with anything he might need, carrying anything, and looking out for him. Although it can be an easy job, Biden is often confused by the fact that he has to constantly cover his head.
Goepfert has to be able to relate stories to the media. If you’ve worked at the White House but are willing to give it up to go to some undeclared position in the Transportation Department, when usually one works all one’s career to get to the White House, you know that it must have been tough. But we’ve seen this often, when it comes to people who want out of working for Biden and Harris.
Stephen Goepfert is the first WH staffer to become Pres. Biden is scheduled to leave this week.
Biden’s “bodyman” will head to DOT after serving in the role since the first months of the campaignhttps://t.co/Y1ofvyLrys
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) August 23, 2022
“You’re literally at the border of where the President’s privacy and public duties sit — you have to have the right touch and right skill set,” Steve Ricchetti, a counselor to the President, told CNN. “Stephen has had the ability and the willingness to help the President navigate everything he did throughout the day. That ends up being a critical role.”
That’s one way of putting it. Another way is to be a caregiver for someone who should have retired years ago.
Biden made a statement regarding Goepfert’s departure.
“From the campaign to the White House, Stephen Goepfert has been by my side,” Biden said in a statement. “In moments big, small, and extraordinary, he’s been a trusted and loyal confidant who everyone counts on and who always delivers.”
“Jill and I will miss Stephen, but we’re proud that he will continue to serve the American people in his new role in the Biden-Harris administration as he continues his career in public service,” he continued.
Jacob Spreyer will take the place of Goepfert as White House receptionist.
Jacob Spreyer will succeed Goepfert, currently serving as White House receptionist.
Spreyer served as a personal aide and bodyman for President Kennedy during mid-June’s visit to Rehoboth. https://t.co/Z39r8OIOpC pic.twitter.com/T7Q4SV7KKc
— Henry Bright (@HCBright10) August 23, 2022
They can keep replacing the people surrounding Biden and Harris, but the problem isn’t truly the staff. Biden, Harris and their policies are the real problem. There’s only so much lipstick you can put on the pig. The policies are still a failure–no matter how much you try to replace the staff or retool the messaging.
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