Trump Aides Brutally Turn on Each Other in War on Leaks
Source: Daily Beast
Not long after news broke that White House communications aide Kelly Sadler had made a flippant comment about Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) impending death from brain cancer, President Donald Trump gathered a small group of staffers in the Oval Office.
The conversation included Sadler herself, chief of staff John Kelly, director of strategic communications Mercedes Schlapp, and principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah, and the topic was, at least partially, the “leakers” terrorizing the Trump administration from within. Trump let it be known that he was displeased before asking Sadler whom she thought were prominent leakers in the ranks.
As first reported by Axios, Sadler shocked those in attendance by pointing to, among others, Schlapp.
What happened next, however, was equally dramatic and potentially far more critical for the future of an already frail White House communications staff. Schlapp recoiled in indignation, aghast that anyone would suggest she would betray the president—least of all a more junior aide whom she had given increasing responsibilities within the administration.
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Her name hasn't come up lately, but she used to be the major leaker in the White House. Anybody who hasn't already quit, you know that none of those left have any spine or integrity.
