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   White House adviser Cedric Richmond confirmed Tuesday that he   
   will depart President Biden’s staff for a position at the   
   Democratic National Committee — shortly after reporting that he   
   called left-wing Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rashida   
   Tlaib “f—ing idiots.”   
      
   Richmond, 48, will serve in a vague DNC role boosting the   
   party’s efforts to avoid a wipeout in the midterm elections in   
   November. He and the White House described the transition as a   
   promotion.   
      
   Richmond, director of the White House Office of Public Liaison,   
   was one of the few relatively fresh faces among Biden’s senior   
   West Wing staff, which is dominated by longtime associates of   
   the 79-year-old president. He reportedly struggled to be   
   included.   
      
   It’s unclear if Richmond’s criticism of Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and   
   Tlaib (D-Mich.) had anything to do with the timing of his exit.   
      
   The former Louisiana congressman tore into the left-wing “Squad”   
   members after progressive activists slammed Biden for hiring him   
   despite his history of accepting campaign donations from fossil   
   fuel executives, according to excerpts from the book “This Will   
   Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future” by   
   New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns.   
      
   “I am thrilled that the president has entrusted me with helping   
   boost the robust work already being done at the DNC to make sure   
   that Democrats grow their majorities in the House and Senate,   
   and increase the number of Democratic governors in state   
   capitals around the country,” Richmond said.   
      
   DNC Chairman Jamie Harrison said “there are few people more   
   capable of helping us continue to build on our successes and   
   deliver our message as we head into the midterm elections” and   
   that Richmond’s transfer shows “the Democratic Party is all-in   
   and leaving nothing to chance.”   
      
   House Majority Whip James Clyburn (R-SC), an important Richmond   
   ally, said, “This is an exciting and important move – as we head   
   toward the midterms Cedric Richmond will make an already strong   
   team at the DNC, led by Jaime Harrison, even stronger.”   
      
   White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Monday sought to head   
   off the perception that Richmond was being cast aside when a   
   reporter pressed her on Richmond’s recent remarks that he   
   planned to remain at the White House.   
      
   “The New York Times is reporting that Cedric Richmond is   
   leaving. Is he? And just last week, he said publicly that he   
   wouldn’t leave unless the president asked him to. So, has   
   something changed there?” the reporter asked.   
      
   “Cedric Richmond has been, continues to be a vital, essential   
   adviser to the president — was on the campaign, continues to be   
   in the White House. I have been in many meetings with Cedric   
   Richmond, where the president goes to him and looks to him for   
   his political sense, his assessment of Congress. He trusts him   
   implicitly,” Psaki replied.   
      
   “I have nothing to announce at this point, but I can assure you   
   when we have something to announce, it will involve a new   
   important role too — for Cedric Richmond and something the   
   president is excited about and has asked him to do.”   
      
   https://nypost.com/2022/04/26/biden-adviser-cedric-richmond-to-   
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