{"id":1994291,"date":"2023-08-08T13:39:06","date_gmt":"2023-08-08T17:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-loses-top-adviser-at-crucial-moment\/"},"modified":"2023-08-08T13:41:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T17:41:36","slug":"biden-white-house-loses-top-adviser-at-crucial-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-loses-top-adviser-at-crucial-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Top adviser departs Biden White House during critical period."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-white-house-loses-top-adviser-at-crucial-moment%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=1994291&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>Biden White House Loses Top \u2062Adviser at \u200bCrucial \u200bMoment<\/h2>\n<p>As America\u200d continues \u200cto grapple with \u2064all\u200d manner of labor issues, it appears President Joe Biden and his beleaguered administration are poised\u200b to lose a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-labor-proposal-shakes-up-gig-economy-that-relies-on-contractors-2\/\" title=\"Biden labor proposal shakes up gig economy that relies on contractors\">top labor adviser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The \u200binopportune timing\u2064 of this departure was not lost on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-navigates-summer-strikes-bidens-top-labor-adviser-exits-source-says-2023-08-08\/?taid=64d210fca74c5f000178983e&#038;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, which spoke to an \u2064unnamed source \u2063to report\u200c on this \u200bpending departure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Described as Biden\u2019s \u201ctop\u200c labor adviser,\u201d Celeste \u200bDrake is reportedly leaving.<\/p>\n<p>She is leaving the White \u2062House to fill the role of Deputy Director-General of the International Labor Organization.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 international labor \u2062group is situated in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Drake appears\u2064 to be taking her talents to\u200b the Swiss\u200c very soon, as\u200c Reuters reported that she is expected to begin her new role on Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<h3>Help \u200dNeeded \u200cAmid Ongoing Labor Woes<\/h3>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/numbers-dont-lie-trump-sets-biden-straight-admin-best-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> and\u2064 his team, that means they have less than a week\u200b to pick\u200d her brain for as much as \u200bhelp as\u200d they \u2062can get before she \u2062leaves.<\/p>\n<p>And to be\u2063 clear: The Biden \u2064administration needs all manner of help when it comes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-white-house-loses-top-adviser-at-crucial-moment\/\" title=\"Top adviser departs Biden White House during critical period.\">ongoing labor\u200b woes afflicting<\/a> the country.<\/p>\n<p>Most people are already \u2063aware of the complete standstill that Hollywood has found\u200b itself in.<\/p>\n<p>Actors and writers have (very\u200b publicly)\u200b gone on strike, and\u2062 there appears to be no end in sight. Hollywood executives appear content to \u2063let the writers and actors <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/studios-wait-hollywood-strike-writers-losing-apartments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">starve<\/a>,\u200b while\u2062 writers and \u200bactors appear dead-set on \u200cdigging their\u2064 heels in.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2063 Reuters, \u2064auto \u200cworkers are apparently\u200d on the verge of following \u200din the footsteps of\u200b writers \u200cand actors. The outlet noted that workers \u200cat General\u200d Motors, Ford\u2064 Motors and Stellantis (parent company of Chrysler) are\u2063 all threatening to strike unless fairer contracts are hammered out.<\/p>\n<p>Biden and his crew also\u2062 narrowly\u200c just avoided disaster when\u200c a UPS strike was averted \u200cwith a new labor deal.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200d short,\u2062 labor issues in every corner of America\u200c appear to be on the verge of \u2062getting worse \u2014 and Biden won\u2019t have his top lieutenant to help him.<\/p>\n<h3>Drake&#8217;s\u200b Departure: Positive or Negative?<\/h3>\n<p>Now, \u2064critics of the \u2064Biden administration may find Drake\u2019s\u200d departure as a positive.<\/p>\n<p>Many\u200c Americans who are fed up with the state of the economy directly \u2062blame \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kamala-admits-bidenomics-not-working-saying-americans-cant-afford-400-surprise-expense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bidenomics<\/a>\u201d for the current state\u2063 of the country. And from what Reuters \u2063is reporting, Drake played an \u2063outsized\u200d role in creating parts of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-biden-gets-torched-live-fox-news-graphics-shows-truth-bidenomics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bidenomics<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cShe was involved deeply on some of the most consequential labor\u2063 negotiations\u2062 that we\u2019ve seen from ports to railways and also in crafting policy around how to support workers,\u201d \u200dsaid Brian Deese, former director of the White House\u2019s \u200cNational Economic Council.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Deese added that Drake helped navigate a \u201cvery \u2064complicated and consequential\u2062 time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Zients, Biden\u2019s chief \u2062of staff, also lauded Drake\u2019s \u201csharp policy \u200bfocus\u201d and \u201cdeep relationships\u201d and said \u201cnobody could have served better.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Crucial Time \u200cfor \u200bBiden<\/h3>\n<p>For\u200b Biden, Drake\u2019s departure also comes at an \u200dastoundingly \u200cpoor time.<\/p>\n<p>Not only\u2064 is\u200d America seemingly\u2062 on the verge of mass strikes, but the 2024 general election is rapidly approaching as\u2062 well.<\/p>\n<p>If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-gets-brutal-wake-call-americans-give-lowest-approval-rating-yet-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">historically unpopular<\/a> Biden wants any hope of securing\u200b a\u2063 re-election bid, the state of the economy will \u200dplay a big role in that.<\/p>\n<p>If Biden can effectively \u200breplace\u200b Drake and\u200b continue \u200bto skirt disaster by \u200dthe skin\u2064 of his teeth, Americans may very\u200c well be in line\u2063 for another four years of \u201cBidenomics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But \u2062if the country \u2064is torn asunder by\u2062 labor issues as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/infighting-democrats-fuming-over-midterm-strategy\/\" title=\"Infighting: Democrats Fuming over Midterm Strategy\">election day approaches<\/a>, that could very well\u2063 pave the \u200cpath for a new \u2062president to assume command in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>A replacement for Drake has not been\u2062 announced yet, but is expected soon.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-white-house-loses-top-adviser-crucial-moment\/\">Biden\u2063 White House Loses \u2063Top Adviser at Crucial Moment<\/a> \u2062 appeared first \u200bon <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As America tackles labor issues, President Joe Biden may lose a key labor adviser. Reuters reported the imminent departure, highlighting the unfortunate timing. The adviser, referred to as Biden&#8217;s &#8220;top,&#8221; is leaving the beleaguered administration, adding to their challenges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2015,"featured_media":1994292,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1994291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/1994291","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\/2015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1994291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1994291\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1994292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1994291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1994291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1994291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}