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The world of politics has noted the difficulties Joe Biden will face in replacing Ron Klain amid reports the president's chief of staff is leaving the role.
Klain, who has been Biden's top aide in the White House for the past two years, is expecting to step down in the next few weeks, according to The New York Times and the Associated Press.
Klain is said to have been telling White House staff about his departure since November's midterms, in which the Democrats performed better than expected by keeping control of the Senate and fending off a predicted "red wave" in the House.
The move comes as Biden is expected to confirm his intention to run for president in 2024—triggering yet another grueling campaign—while the president also faces scrutiny following the discovery of classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, and a think tank office in Washington, D.C.