Dec. 2, 2021: Symone says goodbye

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🗓️ 2 December 2021

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Symone Sanders, a senior adviser and chief spokesperson for VP Kamala Harris, “is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year,” Eugene Daniels, Chris Cadelago and Daniel Lippman reported Wednesday night. “It was not immediately clear where Sanders is heading next or when she will be leaving the vice president’s office. Sanders, a 31-year-old African-American strategist and one of the admin’s most recognizable advisers, leaves amid a flurry of stories about internal frictions and disorder in the VP’s office. Sanders was often the aide who pushed back on those storylines, defending the VP and advocating for her both publicly and in one-on-one dealings with reporters. Subscribe to POLITICO Playbook. Raghu Manavalan is the host of POLITICO's Playbook.Jenny Ament is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.

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0:00.0	Presented by Wells Fargo.
0:02.9	Hey, good morning, Playbookers.
0:04.5	I'm Rulguuna Volan.
0:05.7	It's Thursday.
0:06.5	I'm today's show.
0:07.7	News on some departures in the Vice President's office.
0:10.6	This is your Politico Playbook Daily briefing.
0:17.0	Simone Sanders, a senior advisor and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamla Harris,
0:22.6	is expected to leave the White House at the end of the year.
0:25.6	It wasn't immediately clear where Sanders is heading next or when she'll be leaving the vice president's office.
0:30.6	Sanders is the highest profile exit and the second high profile one from the Harris team in the last month.
0:36.6	Ashley Etienne, Harris's communications director, is also set Harris team in the last month. Ashley Etienne, Harris's
0:37.6	communications director, is also set to depart in the coming weeks.
0:41.6	Sanders is one of Harris's most recognizable advisors, and she leaves amid a flurry of stories
0:46.6	about internal frictions and disorder in the vice president's office.
0:50.9	Sanders was also often the aide who pushed back on those storylines, aggressively defending
0:55.3	the vice president publicly and in one-on-one dealings with reporters.
0:59.4	The Washington Post noted that there are two more pending departures.
1:02.8	Peter Vell's director of press operations and Vince Evans, deputy director of the office
1:07.1	of public engagement and intergovernmentalmental Affairs have also told others in the
1:11.1	Vice President's office that they're leaving, according to two administration officials.
1:15.1	Both are expected to take new jobs in or close to the administration.
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