[Wash Examiner] Staff turnover continues in the office of Vice President Kamala Harris, with another top member departing for other opportunities.Deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh
| ...she appears to be one of those quiet functionaries who rarely appear in the news... |
Communications Director Ashley Etienne left team Harris in November, followed by the departure of Harris's press secretary in December. Kate Childs Graham, one of the vice president's top speechwriters, left in February. Only deputy press secretary Herbie Ziskend remains from the original top four.
Rachel Palermo has now been promoted to deputy communications director, while Ernesto Apreza is the new deputy press secretary, according to Politico.
There has been a broad communication reset for Harris’s team, which has been plagued with problems. In January, Harris’s new communications director was forced to apologize after old tweets about undocumented migrants prompted strong criticism from activists.
Harris’s scripted remarks have also sometimes drawn criticism. Earlier this year, the vice president compared last year's Capitol riot to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the 9/11 terrorist attacks, eliciting immediate rebuke.