In one of the strongest tremors plaguing US President Joe Biden’s administration, Ron Klein, the White House chief of staff, is expected to step down, coinciding with the investigation. With classified Biden documents.
The New York Times described the expected resignation in the coming weeks as the most significant change for Biden’s men since Biden took office two years ago.
The search is on for an alternative
Klain has told colleagues privately since the midterm elections in November that after a grueling period working alongside Biden, especially since the 2020 campaign, he is ready to move on, according to senior administration officials who said a replacement is underway.
The officials did not say if a successor has already been chosen or when the decision will be announced, but they noted that it will come at some point after the president outlines his agenda for the coming year in his State of the Union address on Feb. 7.
It is also likely that Klein will remain around for a transitional period to help the next replacement settle into his office amid the many crises and legislative battles.
Last longer
The newspaper report indicated that Klein’s resignation represents an amazing moment in changing the White House presidency, which was relatively stable during the first half of Biden’s term, as Klein is proud that he lasted longer than any White House chief of staff for any other Democratic president in more than half a century.
But with Biden expected to announce by the spring that he is running for re-election, advisers expect more moves as some aides move from the White House to the campaign trail.
Ron Klain, White House Chief of Staff – Reuters
set of threats
The departure also comes at a time when the White House is facing a wide range of political and legal threats from a newly appointed special counsel investigating classified documents and a host of other investigations by the newly installed Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
The next chief of staff will manage the defense of the White House led by Biden, especially with the approaching 2024 elections.
Possible options
Possible options to replace Ron Klain mentioned by senior officials include Labor Secretary Martin Welch, former Gov. Jack Markle of Delaware, now ambassador to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, Biden’s senior adviser Anita Dunn, Stephen Richetti, adviser to the president, and former COVID-19 response coordinator Jeffrey DeZentz. Corona in the administration, Susan Rice, White House domestic policy advisor, and Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture.
Klein is an important and unique figure in the Biden administration, having worked with the current president on and off for more than three decades, and fans say Klein is one of the few who can direct President Biden.
Ron Klain, White House Chief of Staff – Reuters
streak
He is seen as so influential that Republicans dub him their default prime minister, and Democrats blame him when they become disenchanted with a Biden administration.
Despite all the fire and criticism, Klein has helped rack up a string of legislative victories, including a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan and a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure program, the largest climate change investment in history other than Measures to expand benefits for veterans, reduce prescription drug costs for the elderly, stimulate development in the semiconductor industry, and raise the tax rate by at least 15 percent for large corporations.
Klein also helped oversee the distribution of vaccines that curbed the Covid-19 pandemic, and enacted a plan to drop hundreds of billions of dollars in student loan debt for millions of Americans. He channeled the White House’s message to the world through his active Twitter account, using it to tout victories and to punch pundits against critics.
Problems and setbacks
Meanwhile, Klain presided over a series of troubles and setbacks that sapped Biden’s popular support.
While unemployment remained near record lows, inflation reached a 40-year high, gas prices soared to an all-time high, economic growth stalled for some time, and illegal immigration on the southwest frontier rose to record levels.
But Klain is preparing to leave just as gas prices are down, inflation is falling, and Biden’s political standing has recovered somewhat after the better-than-expected midterm elections.
