Former President Barack Obama continues to have an outsized role in President Joe Biden’s White House, according to a revealing new admission by the New York Times. Once described as a “conspiracy theory” the Times now reports that aside from frequent chats with the 81-year-old Biden, the former Democrat President holds regular calls with White House chief of staff Jeff Zients and other senior officials. The report adds further fuel to accusations that Biden government is being run, at least in part, by Obama — effectively granting him a third term in office.
On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump — the 2024 Republican presidential nominee — has routinely stated he believes that Obama is effectively serving a third term in office through the Biden government. The National Pulse reported in November last year that the former Democrat President spearheaded the Biden White House’s artificial intelligence (AI) policy agenda. Before Biden’s executive order on AI was released, Obama held regular Zoom calls with Big Tech company executives and White House policymakers.
A January Rassmussen poll suggests that most American voters agree with Donald Trump’s assertions that Obama is the real power behind the throne in the Biden government. The poll indicated that 53 percent of respondents concurred with the statement that Biden is “a puppet for a progressive left committee… headed by Obama.”
The New York Times report also revealed that former Presidents Obama and Bill Clinton will take on more prominent roles in Biden’s re-election campaign as surrogates, advisers, and fundraisers. The move comes amid growing voter concerns over the 81-year-old Biden’s physical health and cognitive state.