President Biden and former president Barack Obama at the White House in September 2022. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post)
Washington Post: Obama, worried about Trump, urges Biden circle to bolster campaign
The former president shared his thoughts about the reelection campaign during a private lunch with Biden at the White House
Former president Barack Obama has raised questions about the structure of President Biden’s reelection campaign, discussing the matter directly with Biden and telling the president’s aides and allies the campaign needs to be empowered to make decisions without clearing them with the White House, according to three people familiar with the conversations.
Obama grew “animated” in discussing the 2024 election and former president Donald Trump’s potential return to power, one of the people said, and has suggested to Biden’s advisers that the campaign needs more top-level decision-makers at its headquarters in Wilmington, Del. — or it must empower the people already in place. Obama has not recommended specific individuals, but he has mentioned David Plouffe, who managed Obama’s 2008 race, as the type of senior strategist needed at the Biden campaign.
Obama’s conversation with Biden on the subject took place during a private lunch at the White House in recent months, one of the people said, a meeting that has not been previously reported. Biden, who has long used Obama as a sounding board, invited his former boss to lunch, and the two discussed a range of topics including the 2024 election.
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Update: Report: Obama Worried About 2024 Biden Campaign, Aides Dish on Tension Between Camps (Red State)
WNU Editor: Former President Obama's concerns are genuine. But the US Presidential election is still 10 months away. A lot can change between now and then.