Kamala Harris Former Staffers Say They Are 'Terrified' She Could Be the Next President
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden deliver remarks on the day tens of millions of parents will get their first monthly Child Tax Credit relief payments in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on July 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. Most families will receive up to $300 per child a month, a temporary increase in the child tax credit that was part of the American Rescue Plan. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Some former staffers of Kamala Harris are still "traumatized" by their employment experience with the vice president. They added that they are terrified that she could be the next president, Business Insider reported.

The former staffers spoke on the condition of anonymity to protect professional relationships. They noted that Harris' position right now is well within reason that she could be the most powerful "person on the planet," The Daily Wire reported.

The former staffers worked for Kamala Harris when she was a district attorney in San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. They were also working with her when she's the California attorney general for six years, and as a U.S. Senator from 2017, until her vice presidency.

Some former staffers described that they were thrilled to have worked for a woman they see as a brilliant politician and cultural icon, breaking barriers after being the first woman, first Black person, and first Asian to become the U.S. vice president.

However, some said that Kamala Harris was unpredictable, and at times, demeaning to her staff, according to the Business Insider report.

Former Staffers of Kamala Harris

Some said that Kamala Harris often hung up on her aides and berated them when she thinks that they were not prepared for briefings.

The vice president had also earned the reputation among her staffers to churn through interns and lower-level staff. During her senate stint, she ranked 9th place out of 114 senators for highest turnover from 2017 to 2020, according to a congressional database.

At least 20 interns who worked in Harris' attorney general and Senate offices came to Barbara O'Connor crying and seeking advice. O'Connor is a longtime communications professor at California State University, Sacramento.

According to O'Connor, the interns had felt that they were not valued in Harris' office. She helped transfer about five interns out of Harris' office at the time. Some former staffers said they hoped things would change when she arrived in the White House.

Anita Dunn, a senior White House aide who served as a "damage control" adviser to Hollywood convict Harvey Weinstein noted that the vice president's office was nowhere near what they are describing, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

Dunn, however, did not elaborate whether it was better or worse than the situation being described.

Supporters of the Vice President

Some former staffers said they felt not validated by the stories about Kamala Harris' managerial style. They noted that the vice president is demanding but not more so than other high-powered politicians in the White House.

They added that a white man in her position would not get the same scrutiny the vice president is receiving now.

Jeff Tsai, a lawyer and a former top aide to Kamala Harris in the California attorney general's office, said he does not appreciate the narrative. Tsai said that Harris had put them through the same paces she put herself through.

One former staffer noted that it was inevitable as it seemed to be more gendered with the idea that "strong women are bitches." Kamala Harris' office has yet to comment on the questions about issues raised by former staffers.

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Written by Mary Webber

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