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Not much of a shake up....
Posted on: March 30, 2017 at 14:28:44 CT
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/03/30/senior-aide-katie-walsh-leaves-white-house-to-run-pro-trump-outside-group/?utm_term=.0958a8b6fe9c
One of President Trump's top White House aides, Katie Walsh, is abruptly leaving her West Wing post only two months into the administration, several senior White House officials confirmed Thursday.
Walsh, who had been serving as deputy chief of staff and was considered chief of staff Reince Priebus's closest ally inside the administration, is going to work with a pro-Trump outside group to help bolster the president's agenda, the officials said.
"It was abundantly clear we didn't have air cover," Priebus said in a statement. "No one can fix this problem better than Katie Walsh."
White House officials argued that Walsh's departure should not be considered part of a shake-up, saying that she leaves with the blessings of Trump's top advisers and with the explicit aim to fill an important role outside the government, shoring up political support for Trump.
"Katie Walsh was instrumental in the victory in November," Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, said in a statement. "There is no one better suited to fulfill this role than Katie."
Walsh said in a statement: "It has been the honor of a lifetime to work for President Trump in the transition and in the White House. I am excited for this new opportunity and the ability to continue to fight for the president's agenda to 'make America great again.'"
One of President Trump's top White House aides, Katie Walsh, is abruptly leaving her West Wing post only two months into the administration, several senior White House officials confirmed Thursday.
Walsh, who had been serving as deputy chief of staff and was considered chief of staff Reince Priebus's closest ally inside the administration, is going to work with a pro-Trump outside group to help bolster the president's agenda, the officials said.
"It was abundantly clear we didn't have air cover," Priebus said in a statement. "No one can fix this problem better than Katie Walsh."
White House officials argued that Walsh's departure should not be considered part of a shake-up, saying that she leaves with the blessings of Trump's top advisers and with the explicit aim to fill an important role outside the government, shoring up political support for Trump.
"Katie Walsh was instrumental in the victory in November," Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law and a senior White House adviser, said in a statement. "There is no one better suited to fulfill this role than Katie."
Walsh said in a statement: "It has been the honor of a lifetime to work for President Trump in the transition and in the White House. I am excited for this new opportunity and the ability to continue to fight for the president's agenda to 'make America great again.'"
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Not much of a shake up.... - Spanky KU - 3/30 14:28:44