Michael LaRosa, first lady Jill Biden‘s longtime press secretary, is leaving the White House.
LaRosa, who started working for Biden as a spokesman in 2019, delayed his move to Hamilton Place Strategies to help Biden on the first couple’s recent foreign trips. The press secretary, who was promoted to a special assistant to the president in September, will be a managing director at the consulting firm.
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“For nearly three years, from the campaign to the White House, Michael has brought an encyclopedic knowledge of politics and media to my team as my spokesperson and adviser,” Biden told CNN. “On a small team, loyalty and friendship are lifelong — we will miss Michael. However, we are excited for him to begin a new chapter in his career.”
In his own statement, LaRosa said his last day in the White House’s East Wing would be Friday.
“For a kid from Easton, Pennsylvania, who only ever dreamed of stepping foot into this history-rich residence for a tour, working for first lady Jill Biden in the White House has been the proudest and most rewarding experience of my life,” he wrote.
“I am forever grateful to her for taking a chance on me nearly three years ago, bringing me on this journey with her around the country, and the privilege of being a small part of the history that she and President Biden made,” he added. “From long drives in minivans, jumping on and off planes and ‘No Malarkey’ buses on the campaign, to traveling to 10 countries, nearly 40 states, and over 75 cities in the first year and a half of the Biden-Harris administration, I am now moving on to a new adventure.”
Biden rankled Latino and Hispanic voters this month at the 2022 UnidosUS Annual Conference by saying the San Antonio, Texas, community was “as unique as the breakfast tacos.” LaRosa later apologized on her behalf.
“The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” he tweeted.
The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community.
— Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosa46) July 12, 2022
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LaRosa’s departure is part of a White House exodus 18 months into President Joe Biden’s administration and roughly 100 days before November’s midterm elections. His exit could have consequences for other vacancies on the executive campus. Elizabeth Alexander, Jill Biden’s communications director, had been speculated as a possible replacement for outgoing White House communications director Kate Bedingfield.
