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Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
Tue Mar 13, 2018, 09:18 AM Mar 2018

Trumps Personal Assistant Is Fired

Source: The Wall Street Journal

John McEntee was escorted out of White House on Monday for unspecified security issue.

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s personal assistant, John McEntee, was escorted out of the White House on Monday, two senior administration officials said. The cause of the firing was an unspecified security issue, said a third White House official with knowledge of the situation.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders declined to comment saying, “We don’t comment on personnel issues.” Mr. McEntee didn’t return a call seeking comment.

Mr. McEntee was one of the longest-serving aides to Mr. Trump, dating back to the earliest days of the campaign when some of the only aides around the then-candidate included Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser; Stephen Miller, the president’s policy director; White House communications director Hope Hicks, who announced her resignation two weeks ago; and Dan Scavino, who is the White House director of social media.

Mr. McEntee wasn’t as well known as the others, but had been a constant presence at Mr. Trump’s side for the past three years. He made sure Mr. Trump had markers to sign autographs, delivered messages to him in the White House residence and, over the weekend, ensured that the clocks in the White House residence were adjusted for daylight-saving time. “It’s not going to be great for morale,” one White House official said about Mr. McEntee’s departure.

Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-personal-assistant-is-fired-1520945928

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Trumps Personal Assistant Is Fired (Original Post) Mrs. Overall Mar 2018 OP
I hope he was wearing a wire Sanity Claws Mar 2018 #1
I thought he might have been a leaker. nt Ilsa Mar 2018 #4
Walking over to Mueller's office about now I can dream anyway. mucifer Mar 2018 #2
Maybe he's ...... Toorich Mar 2018 #3
And now Tillerson is fired. Interesting. yardwork Mar 2018 #5
"McEntee will rejoin the campaign as a senior adviser of operations." Hortensis Mar 2018 #6
"We dont comment on personnel issues"??? uppityperson Mar 2018 #7
"He made sure Mr. Trump had markers to sign autographs" Demit Mar 2018 #8
Bwwaaaaahhh...You beat me by 30 seconds laserhaas Mar 2018 #9

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
6. "McEntee will rejoin the campaign as a senior adviser of operations."
Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:09 AM
Mar 2018

WaPo reports the president's campaign announced this immediately after McEntee was escorted out. It's so far being claimed Trump "fired" him for security reasons, but how likely is it that TRUMP was concerned about security? Something blew up/happened, and Trump lost another one from his long-time circle.

 

Demit

(11,238 posts)
8. "He made sure Mr. Trump had markers to sign autographs"
Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:34 AM
Mar 2018

Lol. The Wall Street Journal having a little bit of fun, there.

 

laserhaas

(7,805 posts)
9. Bwwaaaaahhh...You beat me by 30 seconds
Tue Mar 13, 2018, 10:43 AM
Mar 2018

Was at Dunk in Donuts drive through; ad the order girl made me pause - before I hit upload....

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