Senior Democrats, including some White House aides, describe a West Wing lacking both a political strategy and the discipline to execute one. White House aides downplayed these complaints. "This is not strong enough," Stabenow told the White House delegation, according to several sources in the room. The revised talking points that the White House wrote and sent out following the meetings with Senate and House Democrats didn't put concerns like that to rest. Meanwhile, White House aides have left outside allies feeling that they're nervous that more speaking events could result in embarrassing stumbles.

Source: CNN January 19, 2022 20:33 UTC