A new report shows that Jill Biden’s office may not be all it appears. The First Lady spends a lot time convincing the American people she is innocent and beautiful, but a new report shows otherwise.
Anthony Bernal, Jill Biden’s advisor, is widely regarded as the most powerful person at Jill Biden’s office, according to a Vogue puff piece. He is also viewed as a tyrant.
“[T]he way he has wielded that power has made Bernal one of the most polarizing people in the White House, according to interviews with more than two dozen White House staffers, former campaign aides, and people who worked with him during the Obama administration,” Politico reported.
Bernal is “pursuing perfection” for Jill Biden, which has resulted in abuse within the First Ladies’ office that many liken to “The Devil Wears Prada.”
“Many described him as ‘berating’ and ‘toxic’ because of his unfiltered criticism of others and tendency to trash talk his colleagues behind their backs,” the report alleged. “Some compare him to [Meryl Streep’s] character in ‘Devil Wears Prada’ while another equated him to the ever-conspiring Littlefinger in ‘Game of Thrones.’”
Who would be the First Lady to hire someone so cruel to their staff?
A shocking report revealed that Bernal’s abuse was “surreptitiously”, recorded during meetings.
Stories of Bernal making staffers cry are an open secret in the Biden world with seemingly everyone knowing someone who has been on the receiving end. Two former campaign staffers said they heard Bernal call people “stupid” in meetings or over the phone. During the campaign and in the White House, some staffers felt the behavior was so noxious that they began surreptitiously recording him in meetings, according to two officials who others confided in about recording him. West Wing Playbook has not heard the recordings. The First Lady’s office did not address the recordings in their comment.
“He has a constituency of one and he’s very effective on her behalf,” a Biden official told Politico. “The problem is that no one who has worked with him trusts him, and that’s not good for him or her.”
This seems to be a common trend at the Biden White House. In June, another report revealed the abuse Kamala Harris’s office suffered. Check out what The Daily Wire reported at the time:
Vice President Kamala Harris reportedly runs an “abusive office” where morale is low, staff concerns and ideas are ignored, and aides are often surprised with hastily made decisions, like Harris’ recent visit to El Paso, Texas.
The morale of the vice president’s team is apparently sagging and the office has had to handle several high-level departures less than six months into the term. The vice president’s plans are often only known to her and a close group of staff and advisers, and senior members of the office often do not communicate important details down the chain, or shift blame when something goes wrong, according to 22 former staff members, administration officials, and associates of the vice president interviewed by Politico.
“People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it’s an abusive environment,” said one person with direct knowledge of how the vice president’s office is run. “It’s not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated. It’s not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s***.”
