Betsy Klein

Senior White House Producer

Betsy Klein is a senior producer based in Washington covering the White House.
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In this October 2020 photo, then-Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Donald Trump participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Biden and Trump inch closer to debate stage
Apr 28, 2024
After a full court press from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and its allies, he and Joe Biden may be one step closer to meeting on the debate stage ahead of voters deciding who will hold the Oval Office next year.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
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Biden says he’s happy to debate Trump ahead of November’s election
Apr 26, 2024
President Biden says he will debate former President Trump ahead of this year’s election, though said he didn’t know in what format.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at United Steel Workers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 17.
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Biden calls for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel as he makes economic pitch in Pittsburgh
Apr 18, 2024
President Joe Biden called on his administration to ratchet up pressure on the Chinese steel industry as he brings his economic competition pitch to Pittsburgh, the heart of the American steel industry, on Wednesday, part of a three-day campaign trail swing through battleground Pennsylvania.
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listen to the National Anthem during a State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Who’s coming to the White House’s Japan state dinner: the Clintons, De Niro, Bezos
Apr 11, 2024
Former President Bill Clinton, former first lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, actor Robert De Niro, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are among the distinguished guests arriving at the White House Wednesday evening for an official state dinner with Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida walk on the colonnade as they make their way to a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on April 10 in Washington, DC.
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Biden lauds US-Japan alliance at state dinner
Apr 11, 2024
President Joe Biden celebrated the relationship between the US and Japan, calling the alliance “stronger than it’s ever been” as he hosted Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio for a state visit Wednesday.
US President Joe Biden (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, April 10, 2024. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden defends his handling of the economy amid latest rough inflation numbers
Apr 10, 2024
President Joe Biden defended his handling of the economy hours after a key economic report found that progress on slowing inflation has stalled, a continued bane on Biden’s presidency.
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his spouse Yuko Kishida at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Bidens roll out the diplomatic – and literal – red carpet for Japan leader’s visit
Apr 10, 2024
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will roll out the diplomatic – and literal – red carpet Wednesday for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko Kishida, welcoming them to the White House for a meticulously planned official visit intertwining and highlighting American and Japanese cultures, including the music of Paul Simon and towering cherry blossom branches.
WALLINGFORD, PENNSYLVANIA - MARCH 08: President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event on March 08, 2024 in Wallingford, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Biden hauls in $90 million in March as campaign embarks on general election blitz
Apr 6, 2024
President Joe Biden raised more than $90 million in for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party in March, a whopping fundraising haul in a month that saw a pivot to a general election posture.
A new generation of Washington influence peddlers are using their actual or perceived proximity to the President to line their pockets
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Biden administration bolsters protections for federal workers, getting ahead of potential Trump moves
Apr 5, 2024
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule bolstering protections for career federal workers, marking a move to preemptively halt or significantly slow any efforts by former President Donald Trump, should he win in November, to reduce or alter the federal workforce.
People demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, June 30, 2023, in Washington, DC.
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Biden administration preparing to announce new proposals to reduce, cancel student loan debt
Apr 5, 2024
The Biden administration is preparing new proposals aiming to reduce or cancel student loan debt for millions of borrowers, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN, another attempt to address a key issue facing voters before November’s election.
US President Joe Biden, left, and First Lady Jill Biden, arrive to greet King Abdullah II of Jordan and Rania Al-Abdullah, Queen of Jordan, not pictured, at the North Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2024.
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Jill Biden privately expressed concern about Gaza to Joe Biden, the president revealed in meeting with Muslim leaders
Apr 5, 2024
When President Joe Biden met with a group of Muslim community leaders this week, he recounted a recent conversation he had with first lady Jill Biden relating to the conflict in Gaza.
A crane stands idle above farm equipment on Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Dundalk, Md. The deadly collapse of the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge has shaken Baltimore to its core and challenged its cultural identity as a port city that dates back to before the U.S. declared its independence.
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Biden to meet with relatives of bridge collapse victims while visiting Baltimore on Friday
Apr 4, 2024
President Joe Biden will meet with some of the relatives of the six construction workers who died in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key bridge when the president visits Baltimore on Friday, the White House said.
US President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally to Restore Roe at Hylton Performing Arts Center in Manassas, Virginia, on January 23, 2024. Protesters chanting slogans against Israel's offensive in Gaza repeatedly interrupted US President Joe Biden on Tuesday during an election campaign event to promote abortion rights. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Biden and the White House still having a tough time engaging Muslim and Arab American leaders over Gaza
Apr 3, 2024
A contentious meeting at the White House on Tuesday was the latest warning sign to President Joe Biden, his administration and his campaign from key parts of the coalition that elected him in 2020.
Demonstrators gather during a Pro-Palestinian protest near the White House on March 7, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Palestinian American doctor walks out of Biden meeting in protest
Apr 3, 2024
A Palestinian American doctor walked out of a meeting with President Joe Biden before it was over Tuesday evening, underscoring the high tensions, anger and concern from Arab, Palestinian and Muslim American communities amid the Israel-Hamas war.
President Joe Biden speaks at the Chavis community center on March 26, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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With abortion on the ballot, Biden and Democrats give Florida another look
Apr 2, 2024
A pair of state Supreme Court rulings on Monday – one paving the way for a six-week abortion ban in Florida, the other giving Floridians a chance in November to enshrine abortion access in the state’s constitution – has delivered a burst of Democratic optimism that this once-purple battleground could flip blue again.
Muslims gather to hold a demonstration to demand ceasefire for Gaza in front of the White House on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan on March 11, in Washington D.C.
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White House to host scaled-back iftar dinner amid tensions with Arab and Muslim Americans
Apr 1, 2024
President Joe Biden is expected to host a significantly scaled-down iftar dinner at the White House on Tuesday to commemorate Ramadan, three sources familiar with the plans told CNN, a reflection of the tension between the administration and Arab and Muslim American communities over the Israel-Hamas war.

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Betsy Klein is a senior producer based in Washington covering the White House.

Klein has covered the Biden, Trump, and Obama administrations, plus a range of domestic and foreign policy issues, the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy, America’s first families, numerous historic presidential trips and summits, and the 2020 and 2024 campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

She was a 2016 campaign embed, traveling the country to cover the Iowa caucuses, the presidential campaign of Sen. Ted Cruz, and Sen. Tim Kaine’s bid for the vice presidency.

Klein joined CNN’s political team in 2014. She began her career at ABC News, where she won an Emmy as part of the “Good Morning America” team. She graduated from Duke University with a degree in Cultural Anthropology.