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The White House's communications chief of staff has announced she is leaving her post, marking the administration's second high-profile resignation this week as President Biden's approval ratings continue to plummet.
White House communications chief of staff Emma Riley said Friday she is resigning from her Oval Office gig less than a year into the administration and is heading to a new post at the Labor Department.
'It was an honor and privilege to serve @POTUS and the American people at the @White House … I'm excited to be moving down Pennsylvania Ave and traveling around the country with @SecMartyWalsh and @USDOL,' Riley tweeted.
Riley's announcement comes one day after Kamala Harris' communications director Ashley Etienne announced she is leaving the vice president's office, after reports that staff are in-fighting and her boss is being sidelined.
On Friday, White House communications chief of staff Emma Riley (pictured) announced she is resigning from her Oval Office job and heading to the Labor Department
Etienne, a former staffer to Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama, joined Harris' team shortly after the election and said at the time she would only stay a year.
Etienne is set to leave in December to pursue other opportunities, the White House said.
'Ashley is valued member of the Vice President’s team, who has worked tirelessly to advance the goals of this