White House Beefs Up Economic Team as Biden Vies for Second Term
- National Economic Council’s Brainard gets new chief of staff
- Biden has struggled to sell voters on economy in 2024 race
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President Joe Biden is promoting a pair of aides to bolster his team of economic advisers, ahead of an election that will hinge in large part on Americans’ views of the economy.
Rob Friedlander will serve as chief of staff to the National Economic Council, led by former Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard, according to a White House official. White House spokesman Michael Kikukawa will succeed Friedlander as senior communications adviser for economic messaging, the official said.