CNN has added former White House Communications Director Kate Bedingfield as an on-air political commentator.
Bedingfield worked in the Biden White House for two years before jumping to CNN. In total, she has more than 20 years of political and corporate communications.
She worked as Deputy Campaign Manager and Communications Director for the Biden-Harris campaign in 2020 and was also President Biden’s Communications Director during his time as Vice President in the Obama White House.
Additionally, she has worked in both sports and entertainment before her political work. She worked for the Motion Picture Association and Monumental Sports & Entertainment.
Bedingfield will be based in Washington D.C. in her new role with CNN.