questions about his 2024 ambitions. let s get to cnn s arlette saenz. she joins us from delaware where president biden is spending the weekend. what more do we know? reporter: well, jim, this will mark a significant shift in the leadership at the white house as cnn has confirmed chief of staff ron klain is expected to step down from his post in the coming week. sources saying that that is expected to happen after the state of the union address set for february 7th, but klain would stay on for a transition period as they work toward his replacement. now this comes as klain has steered the ship at the white house since the beginning of biden s presidency. seen accomplishments such as steering the country and getting covid-19 relief passed up on capitol hill. there was also that massive infrastructure bill, as well as historic investments when it comes to climate change initiatives. of course there have been a host of challenges facing this administration that klain has over
pandemic, getting infrastructure passed up on capitol hill, as well as one of the largest investments in climate change initiatives that was passed earlier in the fall. this would certainly mark a big moment of change for the white house, as president biden is entering his final two years of office, and potentially launching another re-election bid. ron klain has worked with biden for a very long time, dating back to his time in the senate, also as vice president and advising his campaign from the outside back in 2020. cnn has reached out to the white house for comment on this and has yet to receive comments specifically. the new york times today is reporting on a very significant development as they say the white house chaff ron kli chief of staff ron klain will step down in near weeks. is he stepping down, does it have anything to do with the recent classified documents, handling of, you know, from the white house? is it instead, as the new york times is reporting,
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