Headline Roundup • December 2nd, 2021
Several Staffers Leave Vice President Harris's Team
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Symone Sanders, chief spokesperson and senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris, has announced that she will leave the White House at the end of the year.
In addition, two more press aides in the vice president's office are expected to leave this month — Peter Velz, director of press operations, and Vince Evans, deputy director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs. Communications Director Ashley Etienne announced last month that she would be leaving in December. The news follows reports of dysfunction between Harris, her team and the rest of the White House.
The news was covered prominently across the spectrum Thursday.
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Symone Sanders, Vice President Kamala Harris' chief spokesperson and senior adviser, is leaving the Biden administration at the end of the year, according to a source familiar with the decision.
"Symone has served honorably for three years," the source told CNN. "The President and vice president are grateful for Symone's service and advocacy for this White House. She is a valued member, a team player, and she will be missed. We are grateful to have her working through the end of the year."
Sanders acknowledged her exit in a Wednesday letter...
Two more press aides working in Vice President Harris's office are expected to leave their roles in the coming weeks in addition to the two high-profile exits of her press secretary and communications director, a source familiar with the departures confirmed to The Hill.
Peter Velz, who is the vice president's director of press operations, and Vince Evans, the deputy director of the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs for Harris, are planning to leave those positions soon, the source confirmed.
The Washington Post first reported on their impending exits.
The departure of...
Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP
Symone Sanders, a senior adviser to Vice President Harris and her chief spokesperson, will depart at the end of the year, in a sign of growing turmoil within the office.
Sanders is the second top Harris aide to announce her departure in less than a month. Just two weeks ago, it emerged that Harris Communications Director Ashley Etienne had resigned. Harris has been plagued by poor approval ratings and questions from Republican critics about her competence.
"Symone has served honorably for 3 years," a White House official told Fox News. "First as a valuable member of the...
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