Ron Klain

Ron Klain has been a behind-the-scenes force in helping the president get big legislation across the finish line. He also oversaw the rockier periods of ...

David Cohen, a political scientist at the University of Akron who studies chiefs of staff, said Klain uses Twitter to defend and promote his boss. Biden was on his way to the UN climate summit in Glasgow, empty-handed, when Whipple visited Klain at the White House. "There's a reason why the average tenure of a White House chief is 18 months," Whipple said. "And that's one thing that Ron Klain uses Twitter for." He was also known to run a tight ship with limited leaks. One of those moments came ahead of the 2021 midterm elections, when Biden wanted to "go everywhere and talk about everything, essentially," to try to help his party win, Whipple said. But Klain's wife Monica Medina — a high-ranking State Department official who works on climate and environment portfolios — convinced him to stay on, Whipple said. "Maybe we don't suck as much as people thought," Klain said in that email. Klain felt vindicated by the election results, Whipple said, describing an email he received from the chief of staff at 1:16 a.m. "You have to be able to work closely with the president. Zients, an early hire on Biden's transition team, developed the strategy unveiled on Inauguration Day to get Americans vaccinated for COVID-19. The exact date for the transition is not clear.

FOX Business host Larry Kudlow discussed WH Chief of Staff Ron Klain's expected departure after a new round of classified material was discovered Friday.

"And if that's the case, and he had to also get the Ricchetti, the counselor to the president; Jeffrey D. I got to get out of here and get my life back together.'" What is Ron Klain's role been in the immigration Mexican border catastrophe? And that's the reason that President Biden was going to go to Rehoboth." What was Ron Klain's role in the Afghanistan catastrophe?

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will name Jeff Zients to serve as his next chief of staff, replacing Ron Klain who is expected to leave in the coming weeks ...

Zients has been a longtime figure in the president's inner circle, even before he took office. The president is also expected to announce his 2024 re-election bid sometime after the State of the Union address on Feb. Dunn will now have more room to focus on the political needs of Biden’s potential re-election bid.

President Biden will reportedly name former COVID-response coordinator Jeffrey Zients to replace White House chief of staff (and chief White House tweeter) ...

The longtime Biden aide has also been, by far, the White House’s most prolific (and conspicuous) Twitter user. The transition will mark the first and likely most significant change among [Joe Biden](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/12/how-joe-biden-is-planning-to-run-in-2024.html)’s senior staff since the president took office just over two years ago. [Jeffrey Zients](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/jeff-zients-covid-interview.html) will replace [Ron Klain](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/11/dont-ruin-thanksgiving-with-white-house-talking-points.html) as White House chief of staff, according to multiple reports out Sunday. Zients, a former management consultant, originally served in the Obama administration, then returned to the private sector, including a stint on the board of Facebook. Klain, 61, is seen as a critical force behind the Biden administration’s legislative victories and several other major initiatives, including its pandemic response. The Times reported Saturday that “Mr.

White House chief of staff Ron Klain is preparing to leave his job in the coming weeks. That word comes from a person familiar with Klain's plans.

Actor Kevin Spacey portrayed Klain in HBO's “Recount,” an account of the events that determined the presidency. [an Associated Press interview last month](https://apnews.com/article/ketanji-brown-jackson-biden-politics-wisconsin-state-government-united-states-8e2e4f826096e431fcc7b1605426ec0a) in which he discussed the importance placed by Biden of seating judges on the federal bench. Vilsack, a former Iowa governor, is in his second stint as agriculture secretary after serving in the role for the entirety of the Obama administration. At the time, the White House said Klain “got it wrong this time” and he promised to be more careful with his Twitter account. Now that Republicans have regained a majority in the House, the White House is preparing to shift to a more defensive posture. She played a leading role in shaping Biden’s political and communications strategy, including the “ultra-MAGA” framing of Republicans that helped Democrats exceed expectations during the 2022 midterms.

President Joe Biden will name his former Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients as White House chief of staff when Ron Klain departs the role in the ...

While Klain helped shepherd through several of Biden’s key policy goals during his first two years in office, Zients’ focus will be less about policy making and more about the political futures of Biden and Democrats, as Biden weighs plans to run for re-election in 2024. Zients is also expected to play a crucial role in helping Biden navigate a Republican-controlled House that has promised investigations into Biden’s handling of classified documents, border policies, his family’s business dealings and his Covid-19 response. [Biden’s Chief Of Staff Klain Reportedly Plans To Step Down ](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/01/21/biden-chief-of-staff-klain-reportedly-plans-to-step-down/?sh=88b029834501)(Forbes) He is expected to stay in the role for several weeks to help with Zients’ transition, CNN reported, [citing sources.](https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/22/politics/jeff-zients-white-house-chief-of-staff/index.html) Klain, 61, previously served as associate counsel to former President Bill Clinton and as former Vice President Al Gore’s chief of staff. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/us/politics/ron-klain-resigning.html) reported that Klain would step down, a move he had reportedly long-planned to make shortly after the midterm election. [multiple](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-name-jeff-zients-chief-staff-washington-post-2023-01-22/) [reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/22/jeff-zients-biden-chief-of-staff/)–a staff shake-up that comes as Biden enters a new phase of his tenure prepping for a potential 2024 presidential run, negotiating with a split Congress and coping with a ballooning scandal over his handling of classified documents.

Jeff Zients will take over as the White House faces a slew of congressional investigations. Also looming: the special counsel probe into classified ...

David Cohen, a political scientist at the University of Akron who studies chiefs of staff, said Klain uses Twitter to defend and promote his boss. Biden was on his way to the UN climate summit in Glasgow, empty-handed, when Whipple visited Klain at the White House. "There's a reason why the average tenure of a White House chief is 18 months," Whipple said. "And that's one thing that Ron Klain uses Twitter for." He was also known to run a tight ship with limited leaks. One of those moments came ahead of the 2021 midterm elections, when Biden wanted to "go everywhere and talk about everything, essentially," to try to help his party win, Whipple said. But Klain's wife Monica Medina — a high-ranking State Department official who works on climate and environment portfolios — convinced him to stay on, Whipple said. "Maybe we don't suck as much as people thought," Klain said in that email. Klain felt vindicated by the election results, Whipple said, describing an email he received from the chief of staff at 1:16 a.m. "You have to be able to work closely with the president. Zients, an early hire on Biden's transition team, developed the strategy unveiled on Inauguration Day to get Americans vaccinated for COVID-19. The exact date for the transition is not clear.

Zients will help the president manage his work with a divided Congress, while other members of his staff prepare him for a likely reelection campaign. Zients is ...

[corporate past](https://prospect.org/power/corporate-past-of-jeffrey-zients/) and his enthusiasm to return to relative normalcy after coronavirus vaccines became widespread. People familiar with the decision said that other senior advisers will likely take on more prominent roles in Biden’s White House. “He’s just an extraordinary individual and talented, intellectually as sharp as you can get, an incredible, get-it-done type person,” Fauci said.

Biden decided on Zients after an internal search when it became clear that Klain favored Zients as his successor, a factor that played a big role in the ...