Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, speaks during the daily briefing at the Brady Briefing Room in Washington DC on July 2, 2021. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ImagesJen Psaki denied recent criticisms of Kamala Harris’ work environment.Psaki said Friday that she has a difficult job and a hard job.Politico and Axios published this week reports describing Harris' office dysfunctional.Check out more stories from Insider's business page.Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, dismissed Friday's reports that Vice President Kamala Harris' office was an "abusive work environment."Psaki said that he does not speak to anonymous sources or reports. He was referring to reporting from Politico and Axios this week in which unnamed officials called the vice president's office tense and unhealthy.Psaki said, "I will say the vice president [is] an incredibly important partner for the president," She has a difficult job. It is a difficult job. She has a supportive, great team around her. Other than that, I don't have any comments to make on these reports."- The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial), July 2, 2021Politico interviewed 22 former aides to Harris and officials from the Biden administration who were familiar with Harris' operation. They described a dysfunctional and unhappy work environment.One person familiar with the matter said that it was not a healthy environment, and that people are often mistreated. "It's not a space where people feel supported, but it's a place that people feel like s---."Axios interviewed several administration officials and they echoed this sentiment. They called the office a "s---show".Many White House officials, like Psaki Friday, have reacted to the criticisms and rejected them.According to Axios, Symone Sanders, Harris' chief spokesperson, stated that "people aren't fighting every day" at the office of the vice president.She said, "There is not consternation among aides." "This is false."Business Insider has the original article.
