{"id":1950197,"date":"2023-06-17T23:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T03:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-ousted-for-allegedly-threatening-reporter-joins-biden-campaign\/"},"modified":"2023-06-17T23:35:56","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T03:35:56","slug":"former-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-ousted-for-allegedly-threatening-reporter-joins-biden-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-ousted-for-allegedly-threatening-reporter-joins-biden-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-White House Deputy Press Secretary, accused of threatening reporter, joins Biden campaign."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fformer-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-ousted-for-allegedly-threatening-reporter-joins-biden-campaign%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=1950197&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--><h2>The Latest Hire to President Biden&#8217;s Re-Election Campaign<\/h2>\n<p class=\"s3\">The latest hire to President Joe Biden\u2019s re-election campaign is no stranger to the White House: he was ousted from there two years ago for allegedly threatening and sexually harassing a reporter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">The former White House deputy press secretary, T.J. Ducklo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tj-ducklo-resigns-as-white-house-deputy-press-secretary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">resigned<\/span><\/a> in February 2021 after allegedly telling then-POLITICO reporter Tara Palmeri in an off-the-record call that he would \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-psaki-grilled-by-reporters-over-aide-who-allegedly-threatened-sexually-harassed-reporter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">destroy her<\/span><\/a>\u201d over an investigative story into the potential conflict of interest in his relationship with Axios reporter Alexi McCammond. Ducklo also allegedly sexually harassed Palmeri with explicit accusations of jealousy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">One of Palmeri\u2019s editors reportedly informed the White House about Ducklo\u2019s remarks, prompting conversations with senior-level officials including then-Press Secretary Jen Psaki and senior advisor Anita Dunn. Vanity Fair <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2021\/02\/i-will-destroy-you-biden-aide-threatened-a-politico-reporter-pursuing-a-story-on-his-relationship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">reported<\/span><\/a> that White House officials criticized Palmeri for disclosing Ducklo\u2019s remarks because it was an off-the-record conversation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">The incident occurred on Inauguration Day, the same day that Biden promised while swearing in appointees that disrespectful behavior was a fireable offense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re ever working with me and I hear you treat another colleague with disrespect, talk down to someone, I promise you I will fire you on the spot, on the spot. No if, ands, or buts. Everybody \u2014 everybody is entitled to be treated with decency and dignity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?t=463&#038;v=sRXE5XlWnt4&#038;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the White House only suspended Ducklo over the incident. Ducklo resigned a day after.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">My statement on resigning from the White House. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Jpiiv75vB\">pic.twitter.com\/3Jpiiv75vB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TJ Ducklo (@TDucklo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDucklo\/status\/1360741646627913728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"s5\">Ducklo\u2019s stint in the West Wing lasted all of two months. However, Ducklo wasn\u2019t left without a job for long. The renowned New York-based public relations firm, Risa Heller Communications, hired Ducklo as their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-kathleen-hicks-as-deputy-defense-secretary\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms Kathleen Hicks as Deputy Defense Secretary\">senior vice president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">The firm\u2019s founder and namesake, Risa Heller, has commandeered public discourse on major controversies for a number of high-profile clientele, including Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), former Democratic New York Governor David Paterson, former Rep. Anthony Weiner, Harvey Weinstein, longtime CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, and former CNN President Jeff Zucker.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">New York Magazine\u2019s Intelligencer <a href=\"https:\/\/nymag.com\/intelligencer\/article\/risa-heller-communications-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">characterized<\/span><\/a> Heller as \u201cthe crisis communications warrior of choice for [New York City\u2019s] most cancellable elites.\u201d (The feature article also includes a lengthier list of her other noteworthy clients, which more recently includes the parents of fallen crypto magnate Sam Bankman-Fried).<\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">After a year with Heller\u2019s firm, Ducklo \u2014 a Nashville, Tennessee, native \u2014 was hired as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-ripped-for-past-defense-of-china-nba-ties-following-move-to-banish-anthem-from-games\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban Ripped For Past Defense Of China\/NBA Ties Following Move To Banish Anthem From Games\">chief communications officer<\/a> and senior advisor to Nashville Mayor John Cooper. Last December, Ducklo\u2019s outspokenness incited controversy once again. In a since-deleted tweet, Ducklo mocked Metro City Council members who were upset over a deal with the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\">\u201cTough night for the loudest voices in the room,\u201d read Ducklo\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This afternoon several members of the Metro Council, including myself sent a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnCooper4Nash?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JohnCooper4Nash<\/a> addressing the unprofessional, undignified, and uncivil behavior of Comms Director <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TDucklo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TDucklo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WhiteHouse<\/a> won\u2019t put up with it, neither should we. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lgUOYC5y7c\">pic.twitter.com\/lgUOYC5y7c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Councilman Russ Bradford aka Mr. \u2708\ufe0f (@Bradford4D13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bradford4D13\/status\/1606045983183319040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite the nature of his departure from the Biden administration, Ducklo serves as a familiar choice for Biden\u2019s team: he served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ian-sams-former-kamala-aide-and-grillary-clinton-apron-model-lands-new-gig-as-bidens-covid-spox\/\" title=\"Ian Sams, Former Kamala Aide and \u2018Grillary Clinton\u2019 Apron Model, Lands New Gig as Biden\u2019s COVID Spox\">national press secretary<\/a> for the 2020 campaign, then as the senior spokesman for the transition team. Dunn, who was one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-white-house-deputy-press-secretary-ousted-for-allegedly-threatening-reporter-joins-biden-campaign\/\" title=\"Ex-White House Deputy Press Secretary, accused of threatening reporter, joins Biden campaign.\">senior-level officials involved<\/a> in conversations over Ducklo\u2019s alleged behavior two years ago, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/west-wing-playbook\/2023\/05\/02\/tj-ducklos-impending-return-roils-biden-world-00094898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">defended<\/span><\/a> Ducklo as a \u201cvalued friend in our community\u201d in remarks to POLITICO last month.<\/p>\n<h3>Other Additions to the Biden Campaign Communications Team<\/h3>\n<p>Joining Ducklo on the communications side of the Biden campaign is the Democratic National Committee\u2019s former national press secretary, Michael Tyler, who will serve as the communications director. Tyler has worked for Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), as well as a firm involved in Biden\u2019s 2020 campaign and both of former President Barack Obama\u2019s presidential campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Another addition to the Biden campaign communications team is recently-departed White House office of digital strategy director, Rob Flaherty, who AP News <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-campaign-2024-ted-lasso-olivia-rodrigo-6e61b341ae8653cf9d622a62f92b1fa0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">credited<\/span><\/a> as the man behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/confidential-email-white-house-using-influencers-to-target-children-as-young-as-12-on-vaccines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">recruiting<\/span><\/a> celebrities and social media influencers like the \u201cTed Lasso\u201d cast, Bennito Skinner, Olivia Rodrigo, and the Jonas Brothers for messaging. The Biden campaign disclosed that they plan to create an \u201cinfluencer army\u201d to secure the votes for a second term.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-blasts-biden-for-totally-inappropriate-transgender-event-at-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s6\">faced<\/span><\/a> widespread criticism for hosting transgender influencer Rose Montoya, who posed topless alongside two other transgender influencers at the White House last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The White House\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/23-year-old-republican-karoline-leavitt-launches-bid-to-flip-new-hampshire-house-seat\/\" title=\"23-Year-Old Republican Karoline Leavitt Launches Bid To Flip New Hampshire House Seat\">assistant press secretary<\/a>, Kevin Munoz, also departed the administration recently to join the campaign as a spokesman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The newest addition to President Joe Biden&#8217;s re-election campaign has a familiar background. Two years ago, he was removed from the White House for reportedly sexually harassing and threatening a reporter. T.J. Ducklo, the former deputy press secretary, resigned in February 2021 after allegedly making inappropriate comments to Tara Palmeri, a then-POLITICO journalist, during an off-the-record conversation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":243,"featured_media":1950198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[4029,3620,4087,4046,19046,3653,4454,4604,5046,3779,7518],"class_list":["post-1950197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-accused","tag-biden","tag-campaign","tag-deputy","tag-ex-white","tag-house","tag-joins","tag-press","tag-reporter","tag-secretary","tag-threatening"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/243"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1950197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1950197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1950198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1950197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1950197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1950197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}