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mia

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Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:10 AM Mar 2018

What's going on here?

Trump fires White House assistant John McEntee, who promptly rejoins Trump’s campaign

President Trump has fired his White House personal assistant John McEntee, who had been with the president since early in his campaign, an administration official confirmed Tuesday. The president's campaign then announced McEntee will rejoin the campaign as a senior adviser of operations.

McEntee is the latest in a series of departures by West Wing officials, including communications director Hope Hicks and staff secretary Rob Porter. It was not clear why McEntee was let go. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the firing, citing an unspecified security issue.

Trump has had a record rate of turnover in his senior staff. Before McEntee's departure, 43 percent of the president's executive staff had left in the first 13½ months. McEntee's departure was overshadowed by the news that Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and nominated CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Gina Haspel — the deputy director at the CIA — will succeed Pompeo at the CIA, becoming the first woman to run the spy agency, if confirmed....

“We need the help of proven leaders such as Katrina and John to promote the President’s growing portfolio of achievements across the country.” campaign manager Brad Parscale said in a statement.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/03/13/trump-fires-white-house-assistant-john-mcentee-who-promptly-rejoins-trumps-campaign/?utm_term=.5750a489c5e8
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What's going on here? (Original Post) mia Mar 2018 OP
What's McDonald's and Walmart's turnover rate? underpants Mar 2018 #1
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