- John Morgan, a Democratic megadonor, said that Biden has "misplaced trust" in his top aides.
- Morgan said Biden needs to eliminate his "cabal," which includes Anita Dunn and Bob Bauer.
- He joins the camp of Biden supporters who have blamed the president's aides for his poor debate.
John Morgan, a Democratic megadonor, has joined the camp of people pointing fingers at President Joe Biden's top aides for his poor debate performance.
Speaking to Politico, Morgan said he thinks a "cabal" of Biden's closest aides let him down. That group includes Biden's senior advisor, Anita Dunn; her husband, Bob Bauer, Biden's personal attorney; and Biden's former chief of staff, Ron Klain.
"I think he has a misplaced trust in these three people, and I believe he has from the inception," Morgan told Politico.
Morgan also took to X on Sunday to express his displeasure with the aides.
"Biden has for too long been fooled by the value of Anita Dunn and her husband. They need to go… TODAY," he wrote.
He added: "The grifting is gross. It was political malpractice."
Biden has for too long been fooled by the value of Anita Dunn and her husband. They need to go… TODAY
— John Morgan (@JohnMorganESQ) June 30, 2024
The grifting is gross. It was political malpractice.
Cc/ @JoeNBC @maggieNYT @Messina2012 @katierogers
Morgan, who founded the law firm Morgan & Morgan, donated $355,000 to the Biden campaign in August 2020 and helped raise $1.7 million for it through a fundraiser at his home.
Morgan echoed the sentiments of some Biden family members who, behind closed doors, have argued that the aides should be demoted or fired.
Three anonymous sources told Politico that Biden's family blamed these three top aides — all of whom helped train Biden for the CNN debate — for not preparing him well enough to go on the offensive.
When contacted for comment, a Biden spokesperson told BI that the president "surrounds himself with a diverse group of senior advisors, some new and some that have been with him for years."
"New perspectives are critical, especially as we look to tell our story in an evolving political environment. But so are the people who know the president and his voice best — who have been with him through the good times and the hard times," the spokesperson said.
"He has confidence in all of them who share the same north star: winning campaigns ignore the noise and do the work to win," the spokesperson added.
When asked for comment, John Morgan said in an email statement to BI: "Their results speak for themselves."
Despite growing criticisms from his party and donors, the Biden-Harris campaign raised $38 million after Thursday's debate.
The campaign raised $264 million from April to June, while Trump raised $331 million during the same time period, Bloomberg reported.
Despite the fundraising spike, Biden donors have been spooked post-debate and remain unsure of the president's ability to pull off a win in 2024.
Another longtime Democratic donor, Whitney Tilson, said in a Saturday post on X that he felt "deceived" by Biden's performance.
"If the man I saw at the debate is the real Joe Biden right now, then it would be a waste of my time and money to support him because he has almost no chance of beating Trump," Tilson wrote.
Representatives for Morgan didn't immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider sent outside regular business hours.
July 3, 2024, 10:21 a.m. — This story has been updated to reflect a statement from a Biden campaign spokesperson.
July 5, 2024, 5:32 a.m. —This story has been updated to reflect a statement from John Morgan.
