President Joe Biden not only lost the confidence of a large swath of the Democratic Party after his poor debate performance against Donald Trump and his subsequent ouster from the 2024 election, but he also reportedly lost some old friends along the way.
According to the Washington Examiner, Biden has parted ways either by his own doing or by the other person's wishes after the debate performance, including several who have been in his inner circle for years, if not decades.
Many insiders that enjoyed the perks of being close to the president are no longer experiencing those benefits.
Some of those who were closest to him, reports suggested, were pushed out by the elderly president in the wake of the debate performance that ultimately tanked his legacy and career.
Two immediately notable people who were once quite close to Biden and no longer are include his personal attorney, Bob Bauer, and his wife, Anita Dunn.
Biden reportedly pushed them both out of his inner circle, citing complaints that they not only failed him in their roles, but also turned against him and helped push him out of the 2024 presidential contest. NBC News cited several sources familiar with that situation.
Dunn left the White House over the summer of 2024 shortly after the poor debate performance, according to those same sources. The two haven't spoken since.
As far as Bauer is concerned, he will reportedly no longer represent Biden as his personal attorney once he leaves the White House, reports indicated.
Another big Biden inner circle person who doesn't enjoy that title any longer is former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).
Pelosi was credited, probably not to her liking, for leading the charge in pushing Biden out of the presidential race and ultimately, out of the White House as a result.
Former President Barack Obama is easily the highest-profile person who is no longer as close to Biden as he once was. The two always had a peculiar relationship, anyway.
The Examiner noted:
After pulling Biden out of the Senate to put him in the White House, Obama passed over anointing him as the successor to their eight years in power, opting instead to back former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The snub has reportedly been a point of contention between the two men.
Hard feelings brewing beneath the surface came back when it appeared Obama had an invisible hand moving pieces around to coordinate Biden’s removal from the ticket last summer.
Obama was curiously left out of the naming of two U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, which were named after George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
Many Democratic operatives have noted the obvious fallout between Obama and Biden, and it's probably not going to get any better anytime soon.
