President Trump’s personal assistant was fired Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported.
John McEntee on Monday was escorted out of the White House, according to two senior administration officials.
He was escorted from the White House because of an “unspecified security issue,” the Journal reported, citing a third White House official.
The Trump campaign announced on Tuesday that McEntee is rejoining the campaign as a senior adviser.
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told the Journal that “we don’t comment on personnel issues.”
According to the Journal, it is not clear why McEntee was fired.
“It’s not going to be great for morale,” one White House official said about his leaving.
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According to the Journal, he was not allowed to gather his belongings before being escorted out of the White House.
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JUST IN: Trump’s personal assistant fired, escorted out of White House: report https://t.co/mgQrYyXYSK pic.twitter.com/NOQXNqg3ZL
— The Hill (@thehill) March 13, 2018
“Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings, a White House official said. He left without his jacket, a second White House official said.” https://t.co/bnB7NQzFZN
— James Pethokoukis (@JimPethokoukis) March 13, 2018
“The Trump campaign announced on Tuesday that McEntee is rejoining the campaign as a senior adviser.”
That should raise some red flags. He is being re-hired after being fired and escorted out of the WH without even his jacket? Seems to me that Trump wanted him out of the building but didn’t want him talking so he was given a nice little side job to keep him quiet. Maybe even with an increase in pay;)
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