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White House suspends Joe Biden aide who reportedly threatened Politico journalist
White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo has been suspended for a week without pay after he reportedly issued a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter.
Key points:
- Politico’s Tara Palmeri had been investigating Mr Ducklo’s relationship with an Axios journalist
- The White House has described his alleged threats against Palmeri as “a heated conversation”
- President Joe Biden previously promised to instantly fire any staffers treating others with disrespect
Vanity Fair reported that Mr Ducklo had made threats — including “I will destroy you” — to a Politico correspondent who was reporting a piece about Mr Ducklo’s recently disclosed relationship with an Axios reporter, Alexi…
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