Reince Priebus deputy is out in Donald Trump’s latest White House staff implosion
Yet another key member of Donald Trump’s White House team has left the building – and this time it’s hitting closer to home. Trump’s turbulent first two months have seen the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, the firing of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, and the controversial departures of dozens of aides and advisers. But according to Politico, Reince Priebus’s own deputy is also out today.
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh has resigned from her job today. She’s instead taking a job with what’s described as a “pro-Trump political group” known as America First Policies. But that group has done nothing and served no function since it was created, and it and seems to largely exist on paper as a place for parking former Trump campaign staffers. This development and its timing stand out as suspicious. No one gives up a White House Deputy Chief of Staff job after just two months, just to take some vaguely defined outside job, unless something has gone terribly wrong or someone wants that person ousted.
Walsh was the top deputy to embattled White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, and her departure (as reported by Politico) will leave Priebus with fewer allies than ever within Donald Trump’s inner circle. The circles of power instead seem to revolve around White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and Trump’s son in law Jared Kushner. One has to ask if Walsh’s sudden departure means that Priebus himself will be the next to go. Contribute to Palmer Report
