A minimum of 21 black staffers have left the White House from late 2021 to present or are preparing to leave, according to a damning new report. The black Staffers who have actually left the Biden administration state that the bad office culture is mainly to blame, according to Politico.
According to nine former and current black White House staffers, they are hamstrung by a workplace where they’re excluded from making decisions and denied opportunities for advancement.
“We’re here and we’re doing a lot of work but we’re not decision-makers and there’s no real path towards becoming decision-makers,” one anonymous official said. “There is no real feedback and there’s no clear path to any kind of promotions.”
The authorities who discussed the circumstances revealed a culture of elitism and inner circles at the highest levels of administration personnel.
“People have not had the best experiences and a lot of that has to do with the dearth of black leadership,” one black former White House official said.
The exodus of black staffers has actually even been described “Blaxit” by experts, according to a federal government personnel analyst.
“I have heard about an exodus of black staffers from the White House — ‘Blaxit’ — and I am concerned,” said Spencer Overton, president of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.
“Black voters accounted for 22 percent of President Biden’s voters in November 2020.
“It is essential that black staffers are not only recruited to serve in senior, mid-level and junior White House positions, but are also included in major policy and personnel decisions and have opportunities for advancement.”
Black voters were a crucial constituency for Biden’s 2020 campaign, injecting life into a seriously feeble campaign after three near-disastrous showings at the start of the 2020 Democratic primary.
In a statement to Politico, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre bragged openly about the regime’s upward mobility of black staffers, contrasting them with staff members who appear to have fallen out of favor based upon their ethnicity whom Jean-Pierre referred to as “not diverse.”
“The president is incredibly proud to have built what continues to be the most diverse White House staff in history, and he is committed to continuing historic representation for Black staff and all communities,” Jean-Pierre said.
“This is a normal time for turnover across the board in any administration and Black staff have been promoted at a higher rate than staff who are not diverse.”
Jean-Pierre was questioned on the administration’s retention of black personnel at the end of a Tuesday press conference.
As she walks away, Karine Jean-Pierre is asked "Do you know why black people are leaving the Biden administration?" pic.twitter.com/Dl24s2rd90
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Biden’s approval with black voters has actually decreased to 69 percent, according to a CNN poll carried out in January and February.
On the other hand, former President Barack Obama had black approval scores as high as 86 percent.
Staffers who are known to have left the White House already include:
- Public Engagement Aide Carissa Smith
- Gender Policy Aide Kalisha Dessources Figures
- National Security Council Senior Director Linda Etim
- Digital Engagement Director Cameron Trimble
- Associate Counsel Funmi Olorunnipa Badejo
- Chief of Staff Ron Klain Advisers Elizabeth Wilkins and Niyat Mulugheta
- Press Assistant Natalie Austin
- National Economic Council Aides Joelle Gamble and Connor Maxwell
- Presidential Personnel Aides Danielle Okai, Reggie Greer, and Rayshawn Dyson
- Kamala Harris’ Chief Spokesperson Symone Sanders
- Senior Aides Tina Flournoy, Ashley Etienne and Vincent Evans
- Public Engagement Head Cedric Richmond
Council of Economic Advisers aide Saharra Griffin, and Deputy White House counsel Danielle Conley are among those who plan to leave in the next few weeks, according to Biden’s officials.
H/T Western Journal
