Under Kamala Harris, the Office of the Vice President has been called a "Revolving door," a "Staff exodus" of key aides "Heading for the exits." That's not hyperbole from the national media.
"In her first year and a half as vice president, Harris saw the departure of her chief of staff, communications director, domestic-policy adviser, national security adviser, and other aides," the magazine wrote.
In the most recent publishing through March 31, only four staff from the original 47 listed in the 2021 report remained consistently employed and are among the office's 50 current staff members.
The Kamala Harris Fabulous Four - here are the names, titles, employment date, and salaries of the four employees most loyal to Kamala Harris: Yael S. Belkind has been assistant to the chief of staff since Jan. 20, 2021, earning $85,924; Nasrina Bargzie was associate counsel since Feb. 10, 2021, now is deputy council, taking home $118,066.
President Joseph Biden's congressional budget submission shows the OVP got $5 million for 23 full time staff in 2021 and requested over $6 million for 27 full time staff in 2022.
Crucial quote Symone Sanders, Harris' chief spokesperson and senior adviser, in early December 2021 was quoted in The Washington Post responding to critics of the staff departures, saying, "We are not making rainbows and bunnies all day. What I hear is that people have hard jobs and I'm like 'Welcome to the club.'" She left the OVP later that year.
Critic "Working for Harris is a nightmare, not just because she rides her staff hard, but also because she does so without the competence, decisiveness, and effectiveness that inspires people in politics to suffer under demanding bosses," Dan McLaughlin wrote in a January 2022 National Review article titled, "People Really, Really Do Not Want to Work for Kamala Harris."
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