Bates disputed to the WSJ that Austin and Biden’s connection or the frequency of their meetings had changed in any way.
Austin usually phoned Biden on various military issues, a Pentagon official told the newspaper. On the campaign road, Biden’s aides also made an effort to keep him well-groomed.
According to the WSJ, contributors were “shocked” to learn that they would not be receiving a “free ranging question-and-answer session” at private parties.
According to the source, instead, contributors were instructed to submit a few questions they had, and they were then handed notecards.
With other questions they might ask the president. High-ranking officials are often escorted around events by personnel, the White House told the WSJ.
