{"id":2305651,"date":"2024-07-22T17:46:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabinet-was-only-informed-of-bidens-decision-to-drop-out-after-it-was-public-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-22T17:47:43","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T21:47:43","slug":"cabinet-members-were-not-informed-of-bidens-decision-to-drop-out-until-after-it-was-made-public-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabinet-members-were-not-informed-of-bidens-decision-to-drop-out-until-after-it-was-made-public-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cabinet members were not informed of Biden&#8217;s decision to drop out until after it was made public"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fcabinet-members-were-not-informed-of-bidens-decision-to-drop-out-until-after-it-was-made-public-2%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=2305651&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>The article discusses how President Joe Biden&#8217;s Cabinet \u2062was not informed of his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election before it was\u200b publicly\u2062 announced. Despite facing calls to end his reelection \u2062bid for weeks, \u200dBiden surprised many with his announcement on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. Chief\u2063 of staff Jeff Zients led a \u2064call \u200dwith Cabinet officials after the announcement, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin \u200bwas\u2064 notified shortly after. The article highlights the\u2064 lack\u200d of prior communication\u200b with Cabinet members and shares reactions \u200dfrom officials following Biden&#8217;s decision.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Cabinet was only informed of Biden&rsquo;s decision to drop out after it was public<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1708820\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> Cabinet was not notified of his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election before it was announced publicly.<\/p>\n<p>While the president has faced calls for him to end his reelection bid for several weeks, he gave few indications that he would be coming to the conclusion to drop out when he announced it via social media Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Zients, Biden&rsquo;s chief of staff, led a call with Cabinet officials after Biden&rsquo;s statement went out, according to a person familiar with the call. The Pentagon confirmed Monday that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was notified during a call with other Cabinet officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The secretary was notified after, briefly after the announcement. The White House notified Cabinet officials, and so the secretary was not notified in advance,&rdquo; Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The White House conducted a call with Cabinet officials after the announcement, shortly after the announcement, which the secretary was a part of,&rdquo; he later added.<\/p>\n<p>Austin released a lengthy statement Sunday evening following Biden&rsquo;s announcement celebrating his achievements.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Biden is an extraordinary guardian of America&rsquo;s national security. I am deeply grateful for his leadership and statesmanship. He has a secure place in American history as one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cabinet-members-were-not-informed-of-bidens-decision-to-drop-out-until-after-it-was-made-public\/\" title=\"Cabinet members were not informed of Biden&#039;s decision to drop out until after it was made public\">great foreign-policy presidents<\/a>,&rdquo; the secretary said. &ldquo;President Biden has always understood that America&rsquo;s greatest strategic advantage is our people, and he has sought to make America even stronger and more secure by drawing on the full talents of all of our citizenry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The secretary has not spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris, the overwhelming favorite to lead the Democrats&rsquo; 2024 presidential ticket with Biden&rsquo;s endorsement, since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-washington-d-c-mayor-muriel-bowser-was-warned-but-refused-any-additional-help-before-january-6th-vote-on-stolen-election\/\" title=\"UPDATE: Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser Was Warned but Refused Any Additional Help Before January 6th Vote on Stolen Election\">president announced<\/a> his decision, Ryder added.<\/p>\n<p>The president seemingly forgot Austin&rsquo;s name last week in an interview, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/18\/us-news\/biden-appears-to-struggle-with-lloyd-austins-name-as-he-recounts-controversy-of-putting-black-man-in-position\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>referring<\/a> to the secretary as &ldquo;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-shocker-biden-questions-if-kamala-can-win-hinting-at-possible-change-in-nominee\/\" title=\"White House shocker: Biden questions if Kamala can win, hinting at possible change in nominee\">black man&#038;rdquo<\/a>; instead of by name.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1708820\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1708820\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden&#8217;s Cabinet members were not informed of his decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential election before it was publicly announced. The Pentagon confirmed that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was notified after the announcement, and he released a statement praising Biden&#8217;s leadership. Austin has not spoken with Vice President Kamala Harris since the announcement. Biden had previously referred to Austin as &#8220;the black man&#8221; in an interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2305652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP24029859210777-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,35832,4552],"class_list":["post-2305651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-cabinet-members","tag-decision"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AP24029859210777-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305651","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\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2305651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2305651\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2305652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2305651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2305651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2305651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}