Posted 2/11/2024, 11:20:04 PM
Biden taps spokesman John Kirby for expanded White House national security role
- John Kirby, Biden's national security spokesman, is getting an expanded White House role as national security communications adviser
- Kirby will be named an assistant to the president and have a team to coordinate information across agencies
- He joined the Biden administration in 2022 as NSC strategic communications coordinator, a new role
- Kirby is a retired Navy admiral who has been State Dept, Pentagon and now White House spokesman
- He will continue his regular presence in White House press briefings with the new title