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President Biden’s communications director Kate Bedingfield is leaving the White House later this month, Fox News has confirmed, and will continue to be “a critical player in moving Biden’s agenda forward from the outside.”
A White House aide told Fox News that Bedingfield will leave at the end of the month to spend more time with her young children and her husband, who is also a veteran of the Biden administration and campaign.
The aide told Fox News that Bedingfield would help shore up Biden and the Biden administration from the outside.
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 13: Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki (left) and White House communications director Kate Bedingfield (right) wait for President Joe Biden to make remarks about the response to COVID-19 and the vaccination program in the Rose Garden at the White House on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. Psaki left his post earlier this year; Bedingfield must leave soon. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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“Without Kate Bedingfield’s talent and tenacity, Donald Trump might still be in the White House, the Bailout and the Infrastructure Act might still be unrealized goals, and Kentaji Brown Jackson might not be on the Supreme Court,” Chief of Staff to The White House,” said Ron Klein. “She played a huge role in everything the president accomplished — from his second term as vice president, through the campaign and after coming to the White House.”
“Her strategic acumen, strong commitment to the president’s agenda and fierce work on his behalf are unparalleled,” Klein said.
He added: “She will continue to remain a critical player in moving the Biden agenda forward from the outside.”
Bedingfield is a longtime, loyal adviser to Biden, according to the aide who served as his communications director while he was vice president.
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Bedingfield also served as the campaign’s deputy communications director in the 2020 cycle before becoming White House communications director.
White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarck) #
Bedingfield’s departure comes after White House Rapid Response Director Mike Gwynn left the White House last month. Gwin is now at the Treasury Department as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.
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Bedingfield’s departure also comes after White House press secretary Jen Psaki left the administration in May for a role at MSNBC.
Brooke Syngman is a digital policy reporter for Fox News. You can reach her at Brooke.Singman@Fox.com or @BrookeSingman on Twitter.
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