A former Democratic National Committee official revealed a shocking take on how the Biden administration was really a “third term” for former President Barack Obama.
Commentator and former campaign advisor Lindy Li spoke on the “Shawn Ryan Show” about who was really in charge during President Joe Biden’s run at the White House and dished on Kamala Harris’s campaign for president.
“A lot of people say it was Obama’s third term. There’s rumors of… And these aren’t even… These are friends of mine that are moderate Democrats, say that they thought it was Elizabeth Warren running it. They thought it was Bernie Sanders running it,” host Shawn Ryan said. “But I think the general consensus, I think if you asked the majority of the population, they think it was Obama’s third term.”
“It was for sure Obama’s third term. I don’t think that’s even a question,” Li replied.
“That’s why you saw Obama fighting for his dear life. Why was he fighting so hard in the fall? Because he was fighting for his fourth term. He was fighting for his own legacy,” she continued, comparing the relationship between Obama and Biden to that between Lyndon B. Johnson and John F. Kennedy.
“JFK had little respect for Lyndon B. Johnson, but he picked him anyway because he wanted to win the South. He wanted to win Texas. But he had very little respect for LBJ’s intellect. JFK was surrounded by his Harvard Braintrust, and he had immense disdain for LBJ’s Texas Hill country vibe,” she said.
“That was the same attitude that Obama had towards Biden. Obama thought that Biden would eventually f–k everything up. That’s eventually actually what happened. But also, he didn’t have much faith in Kamala Harris<” she said of the former vice president. “Before she ascended to the top role, he was vetting people like Mark Kelly and Andy Beshear. Most people, most party chieftains didn’t have Kamala Harris as their number one choice. But in the party of DEI, you can’t skip a black woman. The optics would have been terrible.”
Li went on to drop a list of names of people she alleged were really running the country for the last four years, naming Biden senior advisors Steve Ricchetti and Anita Dunn as well as Mike Donilon, Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klane and Jeff Zients, and Bob Bauer, his personal lawyer.
On the topic of Harris and her doomed campaign, Li spoke of the latest revelations about the Democrat nominee not making an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast.
Lindy Li on Joe Rogan exposing Kamala Harris’s campaign. @lindyli pic.twitter.com/vLqWVIM4vY
— Shawn Ryan Show (@ShawnRyanShow) February 6, 2025
Li also shed some light on the many celebrities who came out to endorse Harris, exposing how they were paid to show up at campaign rallies and events.
“Despite her repeated denials, Beyonce was paid,” she claimed.
“Cardi B, who famously said she wasn’t paid. Her production company was paid to show up,” Li said. “Katy Perry was paid. Christina Aguilera was paid. Oprah wasn’t paid a million. She was paid $2 million. $2 million to Harpo Productions.”
Lindy Li: “Despite her repeated denials, Beyonce was paid.”
Shawn Ryan: “Who was she paid by?”
Lindy Li: “And Kamala Harris thought all these people came out to Texas to hear her speak. Yeah, right. Kamala Harris got booed. She got drowned in boos.”
“Cardi B, who famously… pic.twitter.com/T6hLFSm316
— Shawn Ryan (@ShawnRyan762) February 6, 2025
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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