First Female White House Chief Usher ‘No Longer Employed’

Angella Reid is photographed in Lafayette Park in front of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Washington. Next month Reid becomes the White House Chief Usher, a quaint title for a demanding position. Reid wi... Angella Reid is photographed in Lafayette Park in front of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Washington. Next month Reid becomes the White House Chief Usher, a quaint title for a demanding position. Reid will oversee day-to-day operations at the president's home, a 132-room mansion with a staff of more than 90 people ranging from plumbers and electricians to butlers and cooks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) MORE LESS
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The first female White House chief usher left that position sometime before Friday morning, a rare turnover in a post marked by long tenures.

A White House official confirmed to TPM that Angella Reid “is no longer employed by the White House. We are very grateful for her service and wish her the very best.” They did not answer questions on the reasons for Reid’s departure. 

The Washington Post, which first reported the story, said that the White House fired Reid. The Post noted that Reid was just the ninth chief usher since 1885, appointed by then-President Barack Obama in 2011.

The chief usher is responsible for managing all White House staff and grounds, from cooks to plumbers, acting as a general manager of sorts for the 132-room residence.

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  1. Avatar for dweb dweb says:

    Gives new meaning to the term “housecleaning”

  2. Hmm… I wonder why… I just can’t imagine what about this person did not fit in with the current administration’s worldview.

  3. Avatar for theod theod says:

    Probably replaced by a favorite H2-B Visa intern from Eastern Europe that caught the pu$$y-grabber in chief’s fancy at Mar-a-Lago. He does have a habit of prowling after younger babes within reach.

  4. Well, I could make an educated guess why she was fired, but maybe it was not such a crystal clear black-white decision as I imagine.

  5. Appointed by Obama. I’m just glad he didn’t invent wi-fi, or indoor plumbing.

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