Per @jeffzeleny: Sr. admin official says Trump’s on-camera mting w/bipartisan grp of lawmkrs done to: “Seize the megaphone” in a substantive way, show the president is engaged in policy, while also trying to “put to rest the hyperventilation about him” re: mental stability
— Jeanne Sahadi (@jjsahadi) January 9, 2018
Yeah, *that* went well…
Watch President Trump and congressional leaders debate immigration policy pic.twitter.com/QSnhJmhfnF
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) January 9, 2018
Anyone who watched Trump agree with everyone in the room at his immigration meeting really think he couldn't be rolled by Putin?
— Schooley (@Rschooley) January 10, 2018
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Not hardly gonna make the WH hiring department’s job any easier…
Facing a staffing exodus, President Trump struggles to fill the West Wing https://t.co/OI1pApHVQ6 pic.twitter.com/AktEl1N5Bp
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 10, 2018
White House aides have been told to decide before the end of January whether they intend to leave the administration or stay through the November midterm elections, an official said, a deadline intended to help bring a sense of order to an anticipated staffing exodus.
President Donald Trump is finding it difficult to recruit staff to fill the vacancies, several people close to the West Wing say, as he faces the second year of his administration with daunting political odds and an ongoing Russia investigation.
In recent months, top advisers on foreign and domestic policy have announced their departures. Additional aides are expected to make their exit in the coming weeks. Chief of staff John Kelly has embarked upon an effort to fill the ranks by the end of January. But the absence of willing and qualified replacements, paired with a lengthy hiring process, make it unlikely he’ll reach that goal…
While a revolving door is common in any administration, people who work inside the White House with previous West Wing experience say the exhaustion is magnified remarkably under Trump. The unpredictability and chaos, along with a fear of costly legal fees in the wake of the Russia investigation, have added to the fatigue.
“It’s been a year, but doesn’t it feel like a decade?” a senior administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the sensitive nature of the personnel shifts…
Gosh, you mean it’s not just us normal people Democrats who feel that way?
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