(Headline USA) A former spokesperson for first lady Jill Biden blasted the White House this week and called for a total overhaul of the president’s team following multiple polls that show President Joe Biden losing to former President Donald Trump in key swing states.
Michael LaRosa, who served as press secretary for Jill Biden from January 2021 to August 2022, called the poll results “inexcusable.”
Citing one recent CNN survey that found Trump had higher favorable ratings than Joe Biden, LaRosa said the White House needed to shift its strategy ahead of 2024.
New CNN Poll: Trump has higher favorables+Biden has higher unfavorable. This is inexcusable for man universally known for his character+intregity. It's a result of failing to respond to smears, lies, conspiracies, and disinfo for months allowing a void of info to be filled (1/3)
— Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosaDC) November 8, 2023
“This is inexcusable for man universally known for his character+intregity,” he tweeted. “It’s a result of failing to respond to smears, lies, conspiracies, and disinfo for months allowing a void of info to be filled.”
According to the CNN poll, 38% of respondents view Trump favorably, while 56% view him unfavorably. Biden, by comparison, was viewed favorably by 36%, while 59% see him in a negative light.
LaRosa claimed Biden’s poor approval ratings were the result of a “narrative” about him and his family that Biden’s “shameful” team had allowed to “congeal over the past two years.”
Though he did not mention Hunter Biden directly, LaRosa seemed to be referring to congressional GOP investigations into the Biden family’s influence-peddling and how the revelations have affected the president’s public image.
LaRosa went on to claim (in a since-deleted tweet) that Jill Biden was the only person who “can help change the people around [Joe Biden] … It’s up to her.”
He claimed the overhaul was long overdue.
“These are the same people who got him 4th in Iowa, 5th in [New Hampshire], and a distant 2nd to a socialist [Bernie Sanders] in [Nevada],” he said. “Changing his team now will look like he actually cares+sees same #’s we do.”
When asked about LaRosa’s comments, a White House official said, “Hope he’s okay.”
