White House staffers say the place is filled with division, friction and backbiting
Source: CNN
Updated 6:20 AM ET, Fri March 9, 2018
(CNN)A sense of uncertainty has engulfed the West Wing alongside a rash of recent staff departures, with many officials questioning who President Donald Trump will choose to fill key roles as his administration enters its second year.
Staffers have seen short-lists for vacancies and heard whispers of potential replacements for top jobs -- but they hear little from the capricious President himself about what he is looking for in his second string.
That's left outside advisers to ruminate and float their own choices -- often directly to Trump himself, either over the phone or during in-person conversations at the White House and his club in Florida. This has resulted in a clash between hard-right conservatives and more moderate voices, creating what staffers describe as a tribal-like atmosphere of division, friction and backbiting that mirrors the early days of the administration.
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Questioned about concerns the President would stock his White House with vehement nationalists, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders insisted Trump would continuing relying on qualified aides.......................................
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He's lucky he has any aides left, let alone qualified ones.
