Last week, there was drama over a letter allegedly from 40+ White House interns released to the media saying they were against the Israel-Hamas war and wanted the Biden administration to call for a ceasefire. There were no signatures on the letter, just a listing of departments the interns supposedly worked in. 

Since no one had the courage of their convictions to sign it, who even knows it if was real? But it's concerning that you would have people working in the White House undercutting the policy of the United States. How could you trust that things would be secure in such a chaotic environment? 

Now it turns out there was even more to the drama.

Reportedly, there was a mysterious woman who popped up in the White House interns' GroupMe chat pushing the letter. 

According to a screenshot reviewed by West Wing Playbook, a user named THARA NAGARAJAN mysteriously popped into the White House intern GroupMe chat the Sunday before the letter became public.

“Hi all, as the genocide of Palestinians continues, there is a public letter for White House interns to sign anonymously for those who stand with Palestine,” Nagarajan wrote, along with a link to the letter on a Google Form. She said that interns had until 6 p.m. the following day to “sign” by noting the offices that they work in — but assured everyone that no actual names or emails would be collected or revealed.

There seemed to be confusion in the report. The Hill had a report from a source that "Nagarajan," who isn't associated with the White House, organized the letter, but then Politico said there was "no evidence" that she organized the letter. Either way, no one seems to know who this woman was and how she got access to the intern chat which is understandably causing some concern. 

So, understandably, some interns were weirded out by the situation and flagged Nagarajan’s request to their supervisors. Some who did not want to be associated with the letter’s content said they were uncomfortable with the way they were approached.

As Nagarajan’s name started to circulate around campus, White House staffers combed through social media profiles trying to figure out who she was. Was she related to a White House intern? Who let her into the chat? Why was she encouraging interns to sign the letter?

“I don’t know who that is or how that ended up in the group chat,” one of the interns who signed the letter told West Wing Playbook. “They are not part of our group and they are not even a White House intern to begin with.”

One intern who did sign the letter, according to Politico, claimed that Nagarajan didn't write the letter and that there were interns who did agree with it. 

“We’re all very scared at the moment,” the intern said, adding that it felt like the Biden administration was “on a witch hunt to find us.”

A White House official told West Wing Playbook that White House leadership has not engaged in any such effort.

That wasn't all. This week, on Wednesday, there were anonymous alleged Biden staffers protesting out in front of the White House demanding a ceasefire. But they had their faces masked or covered in keffiyehs, so who even knows who they were? 

Biden staffers demand a ceasefire in Gaza outside of the White House. pic.twitter.com/ApjNE1YqYK

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) December 14, 2023

You don't do this if you disagree with a policy. It's also cowardly when you aren't even willing to put your name or your face out there. As this former Clinton staffer notes, they should have done this internally or resigned; that they went about it this way means they should be fired. 

I️ am a former White House staff member from the Clinton administration, when I️ served on the NSC. These staffers from the Biden White House should have expressed their dissent internally or resigned. Having done neither and chosen this course, they should be fired. pic.twitter.com/6pGMniHkUG

— Jamie Metzl (@JamieMetzl) December 14, 2023

What a mess the Biden team is in. Part of the problem is the guy at the top. But you can't have staffers going against the declared policy of the U.S. Of course, this may also be why Biden is caving and can't stand strong in support of Israel against Hamas. 

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