Trump’s Priebus Ouster Only Proved the Chaos Problem
Trump’s decision to replace Reince Priebus with John Kelly was sold as an order-restoring reset, but the move landed like another public admission that the West Wing was a mess. The chief of staff turnover came after weeks of leaks, faction fights, and open contempt between senior aides, with the president himself rewarding the drama by announcing the shake-up on Twitter. For a White House already struggling to function, the change looked less like discipline than triage.
First recorded Jul 29, 2017·Meaningfully updated Jul 29, 2017
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Trump’s Priebus Ouster Only Proved the Chaos Problem
Trump’s decision to replace Reince Priebus with John Kelly was sold as an order-restoring reset, but the move landed like another public admission that the West Wing was a mess. The chief of staff turnover came after weeks of leaks, faction fights, and open contempt between senior aides, with the president himself rewarding the drama by announcing the shake-up on Twitter. For a White House already struggling to function, the change looked less like discipline than triage.
Trump’s decision to replace Reince Priebus with John Kelly was sold as an order-restoring reset, but the move landed like another public admission that the West Wing was a mess. The chief of staff turnover came after weeks of leaks, faction fights, and open contempt between senior aides, with the president himself rewarding the drama by announcing the shake-up on Twitter. For a White House already struggling to func…
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