White House pushes back against reports of tumult, purges
WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing back against talk of a staffing purge, insisting that reports of tumult and imminent departures are overblown.
Chief of staff John Kelly, himself the subject of rumours that his job may be in jeopardy, has assured some staffers that they’re safe, at least for now.
The message he conveyed was an attempt at “reassuring them that there were no immediate personnel changes at this time and that people shouldn’t be concerned,” press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Friday.
But days after President Donald Trump’s secretary of state was ousted, many close to Trump think more upheaval is coming soon.