Joe Hagin, the White House adviser who led planning for President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, is leaving his post for the private sector.
With Hagin’s exit, the White House is losing one of its most deeply experienced aides. The 62-year-old deputy chief of staff for operations held the same post in former President George W. Bush’s White House and also served Bush’s father and former President Ronald Reagan.
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Hagin was brought into the White House to add a veteran presences to a staff that lacked political experience.
He was tasked with handling the complex logistics of the president’s foreign travel, which involves careful stagecraft and tough negotiations with foreign governments. He was also involved in the process of acquiring a new jet to serve as Air Force One.
Talk of Hagin’s departure was reported ahead of Trump’s June 12 summit in Singapore with Kim, for which Hagin handled advance planning.
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