Thursday, April 25, 2024

Marianne Williamson 2020 Campaign Staffers Allege Abusive Behavior From Democrat Candidate

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Democrat presidential nominee Marianne Williamson‘s legacy of preaching love and forgiveness is on the brink of collapse.

Williamson, who recently launched her second campaign, is facing allegations of abusive behavior from former political staffers.

Williamson is hardly the first Biden adversary to face complaints from former employees…

In 2021, over 20 staffers to Vice President told Politico that she created a “tense and at time dour office atmosphere.”

“People are thrown under the bus from the very top, there are short fuses and it's an abusive environment,” said another person with direct knowledge of how Harris' office is run. “It's not a healthy environment and people often feel mistreated. It's not a place where people feel supported but a place where people feel treated like s—.”

According to a report published Thursday by Politico, a dozen people who worked with Williamson on her 2020 presidential campaign say she “subjected her employees to unpredictable, explosive episodes of anger. They said Williamson could be cruel and demeaning to her staff and that her behavior went far beyond the typical stress of a grueling presidential cycle.”

Former two-term Rep. Paul Hodes of New Hampshire, who served as Williamson's state director in 2020 in the crucial first-in-the-nation presidential primary state, is corroborating the report.

“What Politico reported was entirely consistent with what I saw on the campaign and what I personally experienced with her on multiple occasions,” Hodes, who was quoted in the report, told Fox News on Thursday.

Hodes said “there are multiple reasons why I'm not helping her this time around. Her behavior is one reason.” 

“It's important that we have a president with the right temperament,” he emphasized. “It's really important to have leadership that is calm under pressure. The presidency is a very stressful job . . . you really need leadership that can be calm under pressure.”

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Williamson's campaign dismissed the report as an effort to smear her presidential bid.

Williamson said “former staffers trying to score points with the political establishment by smearing me might be good for their careers, but the intention is to deflect attention from the important issues facing the American people… This Presidential Campaign expects concerted efforts to dismiss and denigrate us. But the amplification of outright lies should not occur.”

The best-selling author has built a career preaching love and forgiveness and has made it a cornerstone of her second Democrat campaign for president which she launched on March 4.

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Nancy Jackson
Nancy Jackson
Nancy grew up in the South where her passion for politics first began. After getting her BA in journalism from Ole Miss she became an arts and culture writer for Athens Magazine where she enjoyed reporting on the eclectic music and art scene in Athens, GA. However, her desire to report on issues and policies impacting everyday Americans won out and she packed her bags for Washington, DC. Now, she splits her time between the Nation’s Capital and Philadelphia where she covers the fast-paced environment of politics, business, and news. In her off time, you can find Nancy exploring museums or enjoying brunch with friends.

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