Bad Optics: White House Staffers Reap Windfall In Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness As Many Question Legality

By Pamela Glass | Friday, 26 August 2022 04:45 PM
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Prominent staffers in President Biden's administration are among those who are poised to profit from the $300 billion student loan forgiveness.

Despite concerns that the endeavor would worsen inflation, the president announced on Wednesday that the federal government would suck up to $10,000 in student debt for Americans making under $125,000 a year, or households earning under $250,000.

Several Biden administration officials who fall under the student loan handout salary threshold have outstanding loans.

The watchdog organization Inside Biden's Basement recognized at least 12 West Wing staffers who may be eligible for the Biden handout.

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Chris Meagher, Claudia Chavez, Hee Jung L Shim, John McCarthy, Justin Oswald, Kelliann Blazek, Maju Varghese, Michael LaRosa, Michael Leach, Rory Brosius, Shilpa Phadke, and Zephranie Buetow all make under the salary threshold and have outstanding loans so would there benefit from Biden's handout, according to the watchdog group.

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The White House has not made public the financial exposures of almost 300 employees, according to Inside Biden's Basement, but 336 officials out of 474 make less than $125,000 yearly salary. The numbers from Inside Biden's Basement don't include agency officials, its separate 175-person behemoth.

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"President Obama said he had 'a pen and a phone' to make policy that was DOA in Congress and faced an uphill battle in the courts," Inside Biden's Basement communications director Derrick Hollie told Fox News Digital. "With today's student loan forgiveness Executive Order, President Biden is following suit with what appears to be a major pay raise to some of his closest aides and political lackeys hiding Inside Biden's Basement."

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"Just at the White House, nearly 71% or 336 White House officials earn under the $125,000 threshold and potentially, even more, could be eligible under the household income cap. Counting the agencies, Inside Biden's Basement has identified over 200 officials who may be eligible for this Biden handout on the backs of taxpayers," Hollie continued.

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"Knowing that hundreds of financial disclosures exposing potential student loan debt have yet to be made public by the White House and federal agencies, the number of Biden officials set to benefit from today's EO is staggering," he said. "And the people who will be footing the bill are those who scraped, saved, and sacrificed to pay off their debt, or avoided taking out loans altogether, and those who did not attend college but still have to deal with Biden's record-high inflation and recession-laden economy."

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White House spokesman Andrew Bates told Fox News Digital he is "unfamiliar" with Inside Biden's Basement, which he called a "club," saying "the relief the President just delivered applies to millions of Americans regardless of workplace."

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