Psaki claims turnover in vice president's office is 'natural'

An exodus of top staffers from Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is not cause for concern, according to the White House.

“Working in the first year of a White House is exciting and rewarding, but it's also grueling and exhausting. It's all of those things at once,” press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Thursday. “It's also an opportunity to bring in new faces and perspectives, which is overall a very positive thing.”

Harris’s senior adviser and chief spokeswoman Symone Sanders announced her departure late Wednesday, one of several high-level departures in the vice president's office since taking office earlier this year. Ashley Etienne, Harris's communications director, is also stepping down.

Psaki called Sanders “whip smart,” with “charisma coming out of her eyeballs.”