White House Rapid Response Director Leaves Trump’s Administration

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The White House’s rapid response director left his job on Monday, the latest in a swath of departures by high-ranking aides, Politico reported late Thursday.

Andy Hemming left the White House after what White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders called a “mutual decision that he could best help promote the president’s agenda on the outside.”

“Andy is smart and very talented and we wish him all the best,” Sanders told Politico in a statement.

Politico reported earlier in August that Hemming was responsible for seeking positive news stories to promote Trump’s administration even as the President railed against the press as “fake news.”

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  1. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    So @irasdad, tell me, just how rapid was the Rapid Response Director’s Departure?

  2. “The White House’s rapid response director left his job on Monday…”

    Sarah Huckabee Sanders later confirmed the position would be replaced by a “Rabid Response Director”.

  3. Wow. Bannon definitely was the Slothful Response Director (Also the Greedy Response Director) so there’s nothing but Job Opportunities on Pennsylvania Avenue.

  4. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    LOL! That was …!

    ETA: Sarah definitely has something rabid going on. Personality comes to mind.

  5. Avatar for shystr shystr says:

    "…The President railed against the press as “fake news”.

    Fake news? Why, yes. It’s ALL fake news.

    Unless it’s GOOD. Then it’s real.

    Like employment reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics… If they say jobs were created under Obama, they’re FAKE.

    If Trump "created the jobs?

    Gospel.

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