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Rules for thee, but not for me.
Joe Biden was spotted shopping inside a store in Nantucket over the weekend without wearing a mask, which he has repeatedly urged Americans to wear.
While inside Murray’s Toggery Shop, reporters caught Biden with his mask around his neck and not covering his mouth.
The door leading inside the shop had a massive sign that instructed all patrons to wear a mask.
Nantucket, where Biden spent his Thanksgiving holiday, re-instituted an indoor mask mandate earlier this month.
Not too long ago, Biden called wearing a mask “a patriotic responsibility, for God’s sake” https://t.co/h4imKHPBWE
— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) November 28, 2021
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NEW – Biden was spotted shopping inside a store in Nantucket over the weekend without wearing a mask despite a sign mandating them. He has repeatedly urged Americans to wear masks. pic.twitter.com/bY6VNyRZbp— ∉Lᛗ∉ᚱ_FÜↁↁ˚✧₊⁎⁺˳✧ (@BlaiseP59407586) November 28, 2021
Tensions have also been at the White House are boiling over.
Days after one of Kamala Harris’ top officials jumped ship and left her position, the White House director of communications is leaving.
Communications Chief of Staff Emma Riley announced that she will move over to the Department of Labor, according to Newsweek.
Riley previously was a deputy communications director, regional communications director, and press secretary for the Biden campaign.
It was an honor and privilege to serve @POTUS and the American people at the @WhiteHouse
I’m excited to be moving down Pennsylvania Ave and traveling around the country with @SecMartyWalsh and @USDOL
Follow along on the road to #BuildBackBetter: @Emma_E_Riley
— Emma Riley (@ERiley46) November 19, 2021
There’s more chaos at the White House following reports of a serious feud between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.
Ashley Etienne, Harris’ communications chief, has left her position at the White House to ”pursue other opportunities.”
Etienne — a former staffer to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former President Barack Obama — joined Harris’ team shortly after the 2020 election.
”Ashley is a valued member of the vice president’s team who has worked tirelessly to advance the goals of this administration,” the official said. ”She is leaving the office in December to pursue other opportunities.”
Kamala Harris' comms director Ashley Etienne LEAVES her team https://t.co/kZuQr8bHln
— Jack Posobiec ✝️ (@JackPosobiec) November 18, 2021
🚨Kamala Harris' communications director, Ashley Etienne, leaving after reports of tension between Biden's aides and VP's office.
Is Ashley Etienne the one leaking reports about Biden and his staff being racist and sexist? pic.twitter.com/86oh4IWD5c
— Alexander Higgins (@kr3at) November 18, 2021
Rumors are flying that Biden’s administration is at least looking into the idea of replacing Harris as vice president and having her nominated to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.
White House insiders are painting a picture of total chaos and discontent between Biden and Harris, according to CNN.
“Kamala Harris is a leader but is not being put in positions to lead,” a top Democratic donor said. “[Biden] should be putting her in positions to succeed, as opposed to putting weights on her. If you did give her the ability to step up and help her lead, it would strengthen you and strengthen the party.”
The CNN report also claims there’s a rumor that Biden has considered booting Harris from the vice presidency altogether and nominating her to a Supreme Court vacancy.
“That chatter has already reached top levels of the Biden orbit, according to one person who’s heard it,” CNN reported.
CNN’s report claims Biden allies in the administration have avoided dealing with Harris because they see “entrenched dysfunction and lack of focus” from her.
“She’s perceived to be in such a weak position that top Democrats in and outside of Washington have begun to speculate privately, asking each other why the White House has allowed her to become so hobbled in the public consciousness, at least as they see it,” the report said. “Republicans and right-wing media turned Harris into a political target from the moment she was picked for the ticket. And implicit racism and sexism have been constant.”
Allies to Harris have essentially accused members of Biden’s circle of being racist for not defending her.
A former Harris staffer, who spoke to current aides and Harris allies, said, “It’s hard to miss the specific energy that the White House brings to defend a white man, knowing that Kamala Harris has spent almost a year taking a lot of the hits that the West Wing didn’t want to take themselves.”
The MSM is finally catching up on the White House Shade War!
Welcome to the party pic.twitter.com/VXE8AYyip3
— Jack Posobiec ✝️ (@JackPosobiec) November 15, 2021
Over the summer, a new survey revealed that several Democrat strategists are alarmed at Harris’ sinking poll numbers and are questioning whether she would actually harm the party in the 2022 midterm elections.
With Harris being so unpopular, strategists worry that she won’t be able to help Democrats on the campaign trail next November.
Harris has become the most unpopular vice president six months into an administration since at least the 1970s.