ben carson is not there, frankly, representing the interest of working people of any color, let alone of black folks. he s not in the west wing. they need to have diversity throughout. most importantly, they need to be focused on the policies that are actually going to make this country a better place to live for working people. ben carson is like case one for, you know, why this president s appointees are doing more harm than good. let me bring any panel in. the administration would push back against that and, again, they d make the point, look, we have strong african-american leaders in the white house. henry childs, someone really taking the helm in terms of outreach. are they doing enough to counter this narrative? well, i think the major problem with countering this narrative is the president. you see when he has the opportunity to bring the country together on matters of race, he almost always chooses divisiveness. even this past weekend, he could have gotten up and made a bi
of outreach is a staffer named hen henry childs ii. he s had dozens of meetings. he s been in touch with top officials. it is not necessarily working out of the west wing. what do you make of this? is this shining a light on what could be a broader diversity issue for the white house, and how firmly are they pushing back to you? sure, kristen. i mean, the white house staff is not diverse. it is overwhelmingly white. there is not an african-american on the senior staff of the white house. there hasn t been since omarosa left the staff. you could also question, you know, how influential she was when she was there, some of the top decisions that are made every day. past presidencies, including in george w. bush s presidency, there have been african-american figures who have been on the senior staff, who have been counseling the president daily on issues. we don t have that with this administration. marc, final thought on that, would you like to see this