Top Trump Aide And Priebus Ally Leaving Administration Job

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chief of Staff Katie Walsh appears at a post-election press briefing to discuss the RNC's role in the election, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP P... Republican National Committee (RNC) Chief of Staff Katie Walsh appears at a post-election press briefing to discuss the RNC's role in the election, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) MORE LESS
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Katie Walsh, a close ally of White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, will leave her position as deputy chief of staff to work for an outside group.

Walsh will leave President Donald Trump’s administration altogether, according to reports by ABC — citing two unnamed senior White House officials — and Politico, which cited an unnamed Republican source close to the White House and a senior administration official.

A White House spokeswoman confirmed to TPM that Walsh is leaving her job at the White House and has accepted a position with an outside organization.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that he does not expect any more staff reshuffling to take place.

“With Ms. Walsh’s departure today, are you expecting any more staffing shake-ups in the West Wing?” a reporter asked.

“No,” Spicer replied.

Per Politico’s report, Walsh’s move has support from high up in the administration.

“You’ve got to have somebody from the inside who has the blessing of the man himself,” the unnamed source close to the White House said.

Another unnamed source close to Trump told Politico that Walsh served as the embattled Priebus’ “eyes and ears inside.”

“He basically took away Reince’s political secret service,” that source told Politico.

In the wake of Republicans’ failure to bring a viable bill to the House floor to repeal and replace Obamacare, Priebus — who in the midst of the Republican primaries insisted, “I’m not pouring Baileys in my cereal” — dismissed reports that Trump blamed him for the bill’s implosion.

“I’m not in any trouble,” he said. “I have a great relationship with the President. We talk all the time.”

This post has been updated.

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  1. Steve Bannon’s right hand man will be taking this job under Priebus and he’ll be his shaddow for the next 4 years or until he is removed…whichever comes 1st.

    Little Rence is on his way out.

  2. Per Politico’s report, Walsh will work for an outside group supporting Trump’s agenda, and the move has support from high up in the administration.

    Fox or CNN? Decisions, decisions…

  3. It’s interesting that as Melania spends more nights in DC a woman rumored to be Trump’s DC female companion is shuttled off premises…

  4. a woman rumored to be Trump’s DC female companion is shuttled off premises…

    Whoever’s stoking that silly rumor is neglecting one crucial detail: Walsh isn’t remotely “hot” enough for Trump.

    I.E., she’s a nice, normal-looking person, as opposed to resembling an expensive animatronic sex doll.

  5. Avatar for dnl dnl says:

    I got excited when I misread the headline…Priebus ----leaving. :smile: Then I reread it :cry:

    *“I’m not pouring Baileys in my cereal” He’s mainlining it now… thankdoG that CC is working as the opioid Warlock …he’ll be able to deter Rinse’s spiral into drug addiction…

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