An influential Democratic donor says Biden has 'misplaced trust' in a 'cabal' of 3 top aides
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- Democratic megadonor John Morgan said that Biden has placed "misplaced trust" in his top aides.
- Morgan said Biden needs to eliminate his "cabal," which includes Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer.
- He joins the camp of Biden supporters who have pinned blame on his aides for his poor debate show.
Democratic megadonor John Morgan has joined the camp of people pointing fingers at President Joe Biden's top aides for his poor debate performance.
Speaking to Politico, Morgan said he thinks the president has a "cabal" of his closest aides. That group includes Biden's senior advisor, Anita Dunn; her husband, Bob Bauer, Biden's personal attorney; and Biden's former chief of staff, Ron Klain.
"I think he has misplaced trust in these three people, and I believe he has from the inception," Morgan told Politico.
Morgan also took to X on Sunday to express his displeasure with the aides.
"Biden has for too long been fooled by the value of Anita Dunn and her husband. They need to go… TODAY," he wrote.
He added: "The grifting is gross. It was political malpractice."
Biden has for too long been fooled by the value of Anita Dunn and her husband. They need to go… TODAY
— John Morgan (@JohnMorganESQ) June 30, 2024
The grifting is gross. It was political malpractice.
Cc/ @JoeNBC @maggieNYT @Messina2012 @katierogers
Morgan, who founded the law firm Morgan & Morgan, donated at least $355,000 to Biden's campaign in 2020 and helped raise some $1.7 million for it through a fundraiser at his home.
Morgan echoes the sentiments of some Biden family members, who, behind closed doors, have argued that the aides should be demoted or fired, per Politico.
Three anonymous sources told Politico that the Biden family begrudged these three top aides — all of whom helped train Biden for the primetime CNN debate — for not preparing him well enough to go on the offensive.
Despite growing criticisms from his party and donors, the Biden-Harris campaign raised $127 million in June, including $38 million after Thursday's debate.
From April to June, his campaign raised $264 million. However, the Trump campaign has outraised Biden's, amassing a $331 million war chest in 2024's second quarter, per Bloomberg.
Despite the positive fundraising spike, donors have been spooked post-debate and remain unsure of Biden's ability to pull off a win in 2024.
Another longtime Democratic donor, Whitney Tilson, said in a Saturday post on X that he felt "deceived" by Biden's performance.
"If the man I saw at the debate is the real Joe Biden right now, then it would be a waste of my time and money to support him because he has almost no chance of beating Trump," Tilson wrote.
Morgan and representatives for Biden didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.