Overview

• Michael LaRosa, who worked on Biden’s 2020 campaign and served as Jill Biden’s spokesperson from early 2021 to July 2022, detailed his account in a Fox News op-ed published Monday.
• He alleges staffers bullied colleagues, enforced loyalty tests and prioritized protecting insiders over serving the president and first lady, describing the environment as a "cult."
• LaRosa writes that aides sought to humiliate dissenters to deter criticism ahead of 2024, saying he was targeted after raising concerns about strategy and mistakes.
• His description aligns with excerpts from Kamala Harris’s forthcoming memoir, which say Biden aides fueled negative narratives about her and resisted promoting her work.
• Some former Biden aides have publicly pushed back, telling Axios that Harris underperformed and is scapegoating staff rather than owning missteps.