{"id":2217683,"date":"2024-04-10T16:47:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-former-chief-of-staff-calls-presidents-campaign-strategy-a-fools-errand\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T16:48:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:48:59","slug":"bidens-former-chief-of-staff-calls-presidents-campaign-strategy-a-fools-errand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-former-chief-of-staff-calls-presidents-campaign-strategy-a-fools-errand\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Chief of Staff of Biden Criticizes President&#8217;s Campaign Approach as a &#8216;Mistake"},"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\">26<\/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-former-chief-of-staff-calls-presidents-campaign-strategy-a-fools-errand%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=2217683&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--><p>Former White\u200b House chief of staff \u2063Ron Klain \u200dcriticized President Biden&#8217;s campaign strategy, suggesting a shift from focusing\u2063 on bridges to prioritizing the economy \u200cand inflation ahead of a rematch with Donald Trump. Klain expressed concerns about Biden&#8217;s excessive emphasis on infrastructure projects, calling it a &#8220;fool&#8217;s errand.&#8221; Klain&#8217;s remarks were made during a recent event, as reported by Politico.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tFormer White House chief of staff Ron Klain (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Former White House chief of staff Ron Klain on Tuesday criticized President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign strategy, arguing his former boss should focus less on bridges and more on the economy and rising prices ahead of a rematch this fall with Republican nominee Donald Trump. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I think the president is out there too much talking about bridges,&#8221; Klain <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/09\/ron-klain-joe-biden-infrastructure-00151438\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>  at a Tuesday event, according to audio obtained by <\/span><i><span>Politico<\/span><\/i><span>. &#8220;He does two or three events a week where he\u2019s cutting a ribbon on a bridge. And here\u2019s a bridge. Like I tell you, if you go into the grocery store, you go to the grocery store and, you know, eggs and milk are expensive, the fact that there\u2019s a fucking bridge is not [inaudible].&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;[Biden] is not a congressman. He\u2019s not running for Congress,&#8221; Klain added. &#8220;I think it\u2019s kind of a fool\u2019s errand. I think that [it] also doesn\u2019t get covered that much because, look, it\u2019s a fucking bridge. Like it\u2019s a bridge, and how interesting is the bridge? It\u2019s a little interesting but it\u2019s not a lot interesting.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Klain, who left the Biden administration in February 2023, last week also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/04\/04\/us-news\/ex-white-house-chief-of-staff-ron-klain-admits-prices-too-high-biden-needs-to-make-more-progress\/\"><span>urged<\/span><\/a><span>  the president to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-economic-report-mentions-gender-40-more-times-than-inflation\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Economic Report Mentions Gender 40 More Times than Inflation\">address rising prices<\/a>. &#8220;Although inflation has moderated, prices are still high. The price of gasoline is still high. Other prices are still high, and people feel that pinch,&#8221; Klain said on MSNBC, adding that &#8220;the president needs to make more progress on that.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The White House in response to Klain&#8217;s comments told <em>Politico<\/em> the president has focused on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-how-much-inflation-is-costing-you-each-month\/\" title=\"Here\u2019s How Much Inflation Is Costing You Each Month\">pressing economic issues<\/a>. <\/span>\t<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;[Biden] is fighting to grow the middle class and lower costs like prescription drugs while blocking the trickle-down agenda Republican officials have proposed on behalf of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-attacks-republicans-for-being-silent-on-tubervilles-military-blockade\/\" title=\"White House criticizes GOP's silence on Tuberville's military blockade.\">rich special interests<\/a>, including Medicare cuts and tax giveaways to big corporations,&#8221; White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/04\/09\/ron-klain-joe-biden-infrastructure-00151438\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Klain\u2019s remarks came amid a series of dismal economic reports for Biden in recent months. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/inflation-jumps-in-latest-bad-economic-report-for-biden\/\"><span>reported<\/span><\/a><span>  for four consecutive months a higher-than-expected Consumer Price Index, which tracks the prices consumers pay for goods and services. Given voters in polls have consistently ranked economic issues among their top concerns, the rising inflation spells trouble for Biden as he looks to take on Trump in the presidential election this fall. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Klain, former White House chief of staff, recently voiced concerns about President Biden&#8217;s campaign tactics. 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