Former President Joe Biden’s first White House chief of staff has provided assistance to a possible 2028 progressive dark horse.
According toPolitico, veteran strategist Ron Klain, a prominent player in Democratic Party politics for decades, has thrown his considerable weight behind Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California, a member of theCongressional Progressive Caucus.
More specifically, three sources confirmed that Klain “has been using his personal time to advise” Khanna.
Politico also learned that the former Biden official worked on debate prep with Democratic MayorZohran Mamdaniof New York beginning in July 2025.
From the record of his activities, then, Klain has gravitated toward progressive candidates since leaving Biden’s White House.
Even as a member of the Biden administration, the former chief of staff developed a reputation for sympathizing with far-left Democrats.
In fact, even in 2022, critics charged Klain with cozying up to the Congressional Progressive Caucus, according toThe Washington Post.
In addition to leftists sympathies, however, Klain’s support for Khanna might have another explanation.
“I find being on Twitter useful as an early-warning system of things that, to be honest, reporters are talking about,” the then-chief of staff said in 2022. “So, a little way to kind of get a sense of what’s out there. What our activists are talking about. What our critics are talking about. What Republicans are talking about.”
On Twitter, now known as X, many users associate Khanna with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.
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