White House Bubble Wraps Biden, Former Official Says

A former White House official is criticizing the Biden administration's communications team for living in an "alternate universe" and not discussing the hard truths about the president's performance.

Michael LaRosa, who served as press secretary to First Lady Jill Biden, took to social media to express his concerns about the White House's narrative after a senior official praised President Biden's performance at a recent NATO press conference. LaRosa claims that the senior official's comments are out of touch with the reality that many Democrats are experiencing.

White House Bubble Wraps Biden, Former Official Says

"The below is an alternate universe that MOST of us Dems are NOT actually living in," LaRosa wrote. "Being coherent in his FIRST ‘big boy press conference’ of 2024 is not exactly the bar most of us are looking for.... but clearly it's the bar for Biden set by his own staff ... and that is pretty ‘f---ing’ terrifying."

LaRosa also criticized the senior official's use of profanity in an official White House account, saying that it is "beneath the office."

White House Bubble Wraps Biden, Former Official Says

According to LaRosa, the division within the Democratic Party is reflected in the exuberance of the senior official. "Andrew's exuberance, which is what Sarah was responding to, is an example of the division within the Democratic Party right now, unfortunately," LaRosa told Fox News Digital. "But that's Andrew's job -- and he's very good at it. His whole purpose is to drink the kool-aid surrounding the boss and make sure everyone else is gulping down too."

LaRosa believes that the Biden administration needs to focus on the reality of the challenge ahead, rather than lowering the bar for the president. "He's a former Chair of Senate Foreign relations, a former Vice President, and current President who has met with leaders all over the globe," LaRosa said. "He's been negotiating with the Russians since he was in his mid-thirties. We're not giving him enough credit when we create standards that are frankly beneath him. It's a distraction from the reality of the challenge in front of us, as Democrats, and in moments of political crisis, there need to be folks on the outside who can put the kool-aid aside for a bit and drink some water."

White House Bubble Wraps Biden, Former Official Says

LaRosa's criticism is echoed by other Democratic and Republican officials, as well as conservative commentators. "It appears Biden did enough to convince his apologists that he should remain on the ballot, but he also reinforced what the American people know. Their lives are being hurt by his weakness and failure on a daily basis," a Trump campaign official told Fox News Digital.

Despite the criticism, some Democrats defended Biden's performance at the NATO press conference. "Tonight Joe Biden offered a lengthy, detailed dive on the major national security issues he’s juggling combined with a comfortable but forceful defense of his view of where this race stands," former Biden communications director Kate Bedingfield posted on Twitter.

White House Bubble Wraps Biden, Former Official Says

The Biden administration has come under increasing scrutiny in recent months, with many Democrats expressing concerns about the president's age and mental acuity. Biden has been facing calls from within his own party to drop out of the race, but has so far resisted those calls.