NEW: President Biden regularly convenes his crew of senior advisors in huddles for "small strategy group" discussions. It's an exclusive White House invite reserved for the president's inner circle. By @ngaudiano & @rbravender @thisisinsider ($) businessinsider.com/joe-biden-top-…
The roster includes mostly longtime Biden consiglieres, but also a few relative newcomers to BidenWorld who have gained clout with the president.
They represent a tiny fraction of the more than 300 staffers who work for the Executive Office of the President.
They represent a tiny fraction of the more than 300 staffers who work for the Executive Office of the President.
It's a crew that's tight-knit but also tight-lipped about relationships inside BidenWorld. It's a stark contrast to TrumpWorld, where reports of staff's internal bickering and power struggles regularly spilled into public view.
One staffer on the list is Mike Donilon. "The most understated and overlooked advisor to the president" is how Moe Vela, an aide to Biden during his vice presidential years, described Donilon to @thisisinsider
"I call him the president's secret weapon. He's very quiet, very low profile, very low key, not ever wanting to be in front of a camera," Vela added.
There's also Jennifer O'Malley-Dillon, Biden's 20 campaign manager. Her role as a senior advisor is so broad "it's honestly tough to even pinpoint her involvement because what she says and does touches on everything, providing critical advice to the president," a WH aide said.
And there's Cedric Richmond, the former congressman w/ an expansive role in the WH. Said one aide: "He's one of the people that the president turns to most often to ask his opinion, & if he's not in the room, the president will say 'Can somebody get Cedric?' or 'Where's Cedric?'"
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