{"id":2440035,"date":"2025-05-28T17:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-bidens-former-top-aide-wielded-enormous-power-in-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T17:35:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T21:35:55","slug":"jill-bidens-former-top-aide-wielded-enormous-power-in-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-bidens-former-top-aide-wielded-enormous-power-in-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden&#8217;s former top aide wielded &#8216;enormous&#8217; power in White House"},"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%2Fjill-bidens-former-top-aide-wielded-enormous-power-in-white-house%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=2440035&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 Anthony Bernal, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-people-just-not-want-to-work-for-her-peter-doocy-jen-psaki-butt-heads-over-kamala-harris-aides-exit\/\" title=\"\u2018Do People Just Not Want To Work For Her?\u2019: Peter Doocy, Jen Psaki Butt Heads Over Kamala Harris Aide\u2019s Exit\">key aide<\/a> to Jill Biden, who is noted for wielding considerable influence within the White House. In the context of scrutiny surrounding President Joe Biden&#8217;s health following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rage-against-the-machines-tim-commerford-reveals-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" title=\"Rage Against The Machine\u2019s Tim Commerford Reveals Prostate Cancer Diagnosis\">prostate cancer diagnosis<\/a>, Bernal&#8217;s role as a senior adviser from 2020-2025 is highlighted, notably as outlined in Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson&#8217;s new book, *Original Sin*. The authors argue that Bernal was instrumental in shaping a power dynamic favoring loyalty to the Biden family over broader responsibilities to the presidency or the public. This <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >power structure reportedly allowed<\/a> him to eliminate dissent within the management, earning him a mixed reputation among peers.<\/p>\n<p>Bernal&#8217;s leadership style was described as both demanding and intense, with some colleagues viewing him as tough but effective. In light of ongoing investigations into Biden&#8217;s health and administrative decisions, Bernal may re-enter the public sphere, as Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer is calling for interviews with him and other senior aides regarding president Biden&#8217;s declining health. the piece paints a complex portrait of Bernal as a powerful figure deeply embedded in the Biden administration.  <\/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\">Who is Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden&rsquo;s former top aide who wielded &lsquo;enormous&rsquo; power in White House?<\/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_2133810\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>As questions swirl around former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s capability to serve in office during his only term, intensified by his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-glenn-thompson-announces-prostate-cancer-diagnosis\/\" title=\"Rep. Thompson reveals ...\">recent prostate cancer diagnosis<\/a>, those around Biden have been more deeply scrutinized.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson&rsquo;s new book, <em>Original Sin<\/em>, details how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/3420816\/jake-tapper-book-cashes-in-biden-health-cover-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Biden&rsquo;s<\/a> aides considered former first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jill Biden<\/a> one of the most influential first ladies in history; as a result, her top aide, Anthony Bernal, was also considered highly influential in the administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424218\/big-beautiful-bill-provision-shield-trump-federal-judges\/\">Trump&#8217;s &#8216;big, beautiful bill&#8217; could shield him from federal judges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3424418\/former-congressman-michael-grimm-pardon-trump\/\">Donald Trump pardons former NYC congressman Michael Grimm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3424151\/savannah-chrisley-thanks-trump-pardoning-parents\/\">Savannah Chrisley thanks Trump for pardoning parents: &lsquo;I vow to stand next to you&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bernal is a longtime Democratic aide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/latino\/three-latinos-among-first-chosen-biden-white-house-senior-staff-n1248012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">who served <\/a>in the Clinton and Obama administrations before serving as the former first lady&rsquo;s senior adviser from 2020 to 2025. He also served as one of Joe Biden&rsquo;s deputy campaign managers and was present when the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-chaffetz-asks-if-dems-video-of-capitol-breach-violated-house-rules-on-manipulated-videos\/\" title=\"Jason Chaffetz Asks If Dems\u2019 Video Of Capitol Breach Violated House Rules On Manipulated Videos\">president gave<\/a> up the race in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>He and fellow aide Annie Tomasini <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/intensely-loyal-jill-biden-aide-despised-white-house-staffers-new-book-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reportedly<\/a> shifted the power dynamic of Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;politburo,&rdquo; or the group of advisers who steered him. Tapper and Thompson&rsquo;s book described them as &ldquo;intensely loyal&rdquo;&nbsp;with an &ldquo;older-brother-and-little-sister vibe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The significance of Bernal and Tomasini is the degree to which their rise in the Biden White House signaled the success of people whose allegiance was to the Biden family &mdash; not to the presidency, not to the American people, not to the country, but to the Biden theology,&rdquo; the authors wrote.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bernal, in particular, had a fierce reputation.<\/p>\n<p>A Project Veritas <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Project_Veritas\/status\/1927752118154244219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">video<\/a> showed Democratic National Committee Vice Chairman David Hogg telling the outlet in a secretly recorded conversation that Bernal had an &ldquo;enormous amount of power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Former White House Office of Digital Strategy aide Deterrian Jones added that his power was an &ldquo;open secret&rdquo; and described him as &ldquo;scary.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Original Sin&rsquo;s<\/em> authors said Bernal used his power to cast out &ldquo;potential heretics.&rdquo; Some of the Biden administration aides described him as the &ldquo;worst person they had ever met,&rdquo; using loyalty to weed out defectors:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He considered loyalty to be the defining virtue and would wield that word to elevate some and oust others &mdash; at times fairly and at times not. &lsquo;Are you a Biden person?&rsquo; he would ask West Wing aides. &lsquo;Is so-and-so a Biden person?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bernal worked with Jill Biden to keep score of &ldquo;who was with them and against them.&rdquo; The book said the pair were determined to push Joe Biden through his disastrous debate performance to November, though their efforts ultimately failed.<\/p>\n<p>A former White House staffer&nbsp;blasted Tapper and Thompson&rsquo;s characterization of Bernal and the Biden administration in a comment to Fox News. &ldquo;A lot of vignettes in this book are either false, exaggerated, or purposefully omit viewpoints that don&rsquo;t fit the narrative they want to push. Anthony was a strong leader with high standards and a mentor to many. He&rsquo;s the type of person you want on a team &mdash; he&rsquo;s incredibly strategic, effective, and cares deeply about the people he manages,&rdquo; they said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-memo\/3422171\/who-was-shocked-by-joe-biden-infirmity-original-sin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">WHO WAS &lsquo;SHOCKED&rsquo; BY JOE BIDEN&rsquo;S INFIRMITY?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bernal could make his way back to the public spotlight in person soon.<\/p>\n<p>Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3419711\/james-comer-biden-doctor-aides-congressional-interviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">demanded that Bernal and Tomasini<\/a>, among others, sit for interviews in an investigation into Joe Biden&rsquo;s mental and physical decline. &ldquo;The cover-up of President Biden&rsquo;s obvious mental decline is a historic scandal. The American people deserve to know when this decline began, how far it progressed, and who was making critical decisions on his behalf,&rdquo; Comer said in a statement. &ldquo;Today, we are calling on President Biden&rsquo;s physician and former White House advisors to participate in transcribed interviews so we can begin to uncover the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\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_2133810\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2133810\"}});<\/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>Who is Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden&#8217;s influential former aide?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2440036,"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\/2025\/05\/Anthony-Bernal.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32945,5894,5084,56085,32127],"class_list":["post-2440035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-jill-biden","tag-politics","tag-power","tag-top-aide","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Anthony-Bernal.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440035","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2440035"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440035\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2440039,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2440035\/revisions\/2440039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2440036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2440035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2440035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2440035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}