Another White House Official Departs Biden Administration

Another White House official has departed President Joe Biden’s administration.

Senior White House adviser for public engagement, Trey Baker, helped lead the administration’s efforts to court black voters, a crucial segment of the president’s base, during the 2020 presidential election. He also worked as the go between the White House and Biden’s black base, Bloomberg reported.

Baker is one of Biden’s longest serving aides and departed the administration on Monday to work for the law firm Barnes & Thornburg.

“He had to handle some hot potatoes,” Reverend Al Sharpton, a famed civil rights leader, said in a telephone interview with Bloomberg, referring to the race-related riots following the death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes. “Trey was the real connection between civil-rights leadership, the White House and the campaign.”