{"id":1279945,"date":"2022-02-07T22:07:29","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T03:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1279945"},"modified":"2022-02-07T22:07:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T03:07:34","slug":"bidens-top-science-adviser-resigns-following-internal-investigation-into-his-bullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-top-science-adviser-resigns-following-internal-investigation-into-his-bullying\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s Top Science Adviser Resigns Following Internal Investigation Into His Bullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-top-science-adviser-resigns-following-internal-investigation-into-his-bullying%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1279945&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut it is clear that things I said, and the way I said them, crossed the line at times into being disrespectful and demeaning, to both men and women. That was never my intention,\u201d Lander continued. \u201cNonetheless, it is my fault and my responsibility. I will take this lesson forward. I believe it is not possible to continue effectively in my role, and the work of this office is far too important to be hindered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Psaki said in a statement that Biden accepted Lander\u2019s resignation \u201cwith gratitude\u201d for the work he had done. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/23\/eric-lander-joe-biden-science-adviser-jeffrey-epstein-link\/\">(RELATED:&nbsp;Everything We Know About Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s Ties To Biden\u2019s Science Nominee)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President accepted Dr. Eric Lander\u2019s resignation letter this evening with gratitude for his work at OSTP on the pandemic, the Cancer Moonshot, climate change, and other key priorities,\u201d Psaki said. \u201cHe knows that Dr. Lander will continue to make important contributions to the scientific community in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lander apologized to staff in an email Friday after his aides learned of Politico\u2019s incoming reporting, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/02\/04\/eric-lander-science-adviser-biden-apologize-00005988\">according<\/a> to the publication. One OSTP staffer told Politico that \u201ceveryone is afraid of\u201d Lander, while other current and former staffers said it appeared he took particular joy in embarrassing female colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Lander is not the first from the Biden White House to be the subject of bullying allegations. In February 2021, the president\u2019s deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/13\/biden-tj-ducklo-resigns-politico-tara-palmeri-allegations\/\">resigned<\/a> after a story surfaced accusing him of demeaning and intimidating a Politico reporter.<\/p>\n<p>Ducklo was hit with a one-week <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/02\/12\/biden-white-house-psaki-tj-ducklo-politico-suspension\/\">suspension<\/a> with no pay prior to his resignation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cBut it is clear that things I said, and the way I said them, crossed the line at times into being disrespectful and demeaning, to both men and women. 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