In a recent outburst on social media, Michael LaRosa, former press secretary for First Lady Jill Biden, expressed his frustration with President Biden's team over the President's declining approval ratings.
LaRosa, who served as a communications and political strategist for Jill Biden from January 2021 to August 2022, criticized the President's team following the release of a CNN poll that indicated former President Trump's favorability ratings surpassing Biden's.
LaRosa took to X, a social media platform, to voice his concerns. "New CNN Poll: Trump has higher favorables+Biden has higher unfavorable," he posted. "This is inexcusable for man universally known for his character+integrity. It's a result of failing to respond to smears, lies, conspiracies, and disinfo for months allowing a void of info to be filled."
He continued his critique in a subsequent post, which he later deleted, blaming the President's team for allowing a negative narrative to solidify over the past two years. "The only people who can help change the people around [President Biden] is [Jill Biden]. It's up to her. These are the same people who got him 4th in Iowa, 5th in [New Hampshire], and a distant 2nd to a socialist in [Nevada]," he wrote.
In his final post, LaRosa called for a complete overhaul of Biden's team. "I've been a squeaky wheel for months arguing this is the wrong approach to GOP attacks on Biden's integrity, reputation, + family," he stated. "Poll after poll validates everything I've been saying+writing for months. Changing his team now will look like he actually cares+sees same [numbers] we do."
The CNN poll LaRosa referenced showed both Trump and Biden struggling with favorability ratings, with Trump slightly ahead. The poll indicated that 38 percent of respondents view Trump favorably, compared to 36 percent for Biden. Furthermore, the poll showed Trump leading Biden by 49 percent to 45 percent among registered voters one year ahead of the 2024 elections.
LaRosa is not the only media personality to criticize Biden's team. Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC's 'Morning Joe,' previously criticized Biden's staff for failing to prevent situations where the President appears lost or stumbles on stage. She referred specifically to an incident in June when Biden fell during a commencement ceremony at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
"Yeah, I think his staff needs to own his age. Im just going to be honest, I dont think they do a good job helping out the president Like, Im just saying, if you are managing a presidents schedule, and you are managing a president getting on stage and getting off stage, and doing - getting on planes and getting off plane-- and yes, hes 80, you need to be there for him, and you need to make a pathway. And you sure as hell better make sure he doesnt fall on a sandbag," Brzezinski said.
When Fox News Digital inquired about LaRosa's posts on X, a White House official responded, "Hope hes okay." The Biden campaign has yet to respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
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