Incoming White House communications director Ben LaBolt deleted dozens of tweets in the days immediately preceding and following his new job being announced.
‘Uncovered’ author Steve Krakauer previews his new book dissecting issues facing the modern news industry on ‘Fox & Friends.’deleted dozens of tweets a couple days before his new role was publicized.
The White House announced on Friday, Feb. 10 that President Biden's communications director, Kate Bedingfield, who has been with the president since his 2021 inauguration, will step down at the end of this month and be succeeded by LaBolt., according to Social Blade, a website that tracks user statistics on social media platforms. He then deleted 10 more tweets on Feb. 13, three days after his new gig was announced.
LaBolt, a former adviser to President Barack Obama and current strategist for the communications agency Bully Pulpit Interactive, isn't the only Biden administration official to seemingly cleanse their Twitter account upon assuming a new role.scrubbed over 10,000 of her tweetsOutdoing Allen was Susan Hennessey, who joined Biden's Justice Department as part of the National Security Division in 2021.
Deleting tweets is sometimes a normal part of political job transitions in Washington, and people in administrations from both parties have scrubbed their social media accounts. However, the scale and timing of some of these deletions raises questions about the content of what was scrubbed.NEW BIDEN DOJ STAFFER DELETED OVER 39K TWEETS, INCLUDING RUSSIA COLLUSION ACCUSATIONSBeyond deleting tweets, tweets that were left up have also been a source of controversy for Biden officials.
Neera Tanden, for example, was Biden's first nominee for director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Minutes into her confirmation hearing, she had to
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