Posted on 01/15/2017 6:32:38 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Incoming first lady Melania Trump has yet to publicly name her senior White House staff, raising questions about whether the positions have been filled amid uncertainty about the Trump family’s role in the administration.
The lack of announcements from the president-elect’s transition team is notable given that Melania Trump is not moving to Washington, D.C., right away and speculation abounds about the role Ivanka Trump will play in her father’s White House.
There has been no chief of staff, communications director or social secretary named for the East Wing. And the chief of staff and social secretary positions are particularly important, usually carrying the “Assistant to the President” title, which is the most senior designation for the White House staff.
In contrast, Michelle Obama filled those two positions shortly after her husband was elected president. She hired chief of staff Jackie Norris and social secretary Desiree Rogers in November of 2008.
But there has been no word on these matters from Team Trump, raising questions about how prepared the East Wing, which handles social events for the administration, will be on Day One of the Trump presidency. Incoming senior staff for the West Wing will meet with their counterparts at the White House on Friday, but first lady Michelle Obama’s office did not respond to an inquiry concerning how the East Wing is handling its transition....
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Lack of staff = no leaks ... just saying ...
Yeah.
This is actually refreshing.
Why does the first lady need a staff? This is silly.
A tertiary level issue, at best.
But ... you have to have 500 personal assistants or the media won’t take you seriously or declare you to be totally awesome!
Don’t get yer knickers in a twist, Emily.
I am also worried. Trump and family have very little experience hosting social affairs.
Some believe Michelle had a staff from the day he was born. :-p
No surprise, Chewbacca inflated the East Wing staff many times the size of previous staffs, all at taxpayer expense, of course. A social secretary and one or two assistants are all that’s needed.
Moochelle Obama had more than 20 on her “staff”...
Hey Emily, you really think this is a problem. Shesh
haha!
The whole White House is supposed to be undergoing major renovations.
Melania probably has her own staff for what her current needs are.
So what's the rush?
Still has it — tucked somewhere in that huge lower body.
Mooch had a crowd of paid flunkies .... Sounds like a nice change
OMG, what will we do? The world will crumble around us.
This is truly the end of civilization as we know it....
/s
Because the social side of president is sooo important /s
I get the feeling the Trumps will be social enough and they already know how to hold events unlike Michelle who needed way more staff than other first ladies.
Chuckle. Would Melania do the actual work I wonder - or would she just bring over her existing staff? And this part about her “staying in NYC”, I’m guessing it will only be to the end of the school year.
Brats, burgers and beef franks for dinners. Taco Tuesdays.
Let them eat like regular folks. For once.
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