Posted on 08/29/2019 7:16:56 PM PDT by RightFighter
President Trump’s personal assistant, Madeleine Westerhout, whose office sits in front of the Oval Office and who has served as the president’s gatekeeper since Day 1 of his administration, resigned on Thursday, two people familiar with her exit said.
Ms. Westerhout’s abrupt and unexpected departure came after Mr. Trump learned on Thursday that she had indiscreetly shared details about his family and the Oval Office operations she was part of at a recent off-the-record dinner with reporters staying at hotels near Bedminster, N.J., during the president’s working vacation, according to one of the people, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss White House personnel issues...
Ms. Westerhout, a former Republican National Committee aide who also worked for Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign, reportedly cried on election night because she was upset over Mr. Trump’s victory. As such, the president at first viewed her warily, as a late convert to his cause who could not be trusted.
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Good Lord, clean your glasses!
Sometimes I think this whole Apprentice thing that Trump was in screwed up his ability to pick people to work with him...
There since day one...
Betrayal is a terrible thing to have happen to you when you have trusted someone and helped them.
So sad for President Trump. I pray every night for strength and wisdom for him. He needs both.
He must be like a guy I worked with who gave everybody benefit of doubt and thought that if he treated them well they would do the same for him. I’ve always known better. I’d say to be cautious until you know otherwise but instead I’d say be cautious. Even then you will have regrets.
So putting on three rallys a day in the final days was just for show?
Why?
As my Super Secret Source in DC says: “Phones were present.” All she had to be was two hops away from someone with a FISA on them.
Good, I have NO RESPECT for persons who wanted the Muslims to win the former Yugoslavia.
Why do you keep posting this sh!t?
Go back to Trump's career prior to his presidential campaign. Can you name even three people in his "nucleus of qualified people" who would have any interest in taking a cabinet position in the U.S. government?
Keep DRAINING! (faster)
His first instinct was correct.
He should have listened to it.
This honestly just devastates me...is there no one trustworthy? No one honorable? Kelly placed her there to stop people from getting to the president and if someone got through she was to report back what was said.
THIS IS DESPICABLE!! She was a spy period! and clearly a major person leaking.
Besides Melania and maybe the 2 boys (cuz I’m iffy about Ivanka and Jared) is there no one he can trust???????
If Trump didn’t pick Jeff Sessions, his supporters would have complained that he didn’t pick someone who supported him on the campaign.
“Trump simply did not expect to win...”
How can a supposedly sentient person utter such complete nonsense.
and next in line to resign.
I just do NOT understand anyone working for a Presidential Administration wanting to talk to the press about anything. Absolutely nothing good can come of it.
You just can’t trust anyone anymore!
What The Freaking He##??
“.., so many people around him have not been trustworthy. Shame on her”
Absolutely!
Folks on twitter were saying it was the “nuke a hurricane” leak that was the trap that caught her.
Remember Ronna McDaniel is a Romney and she’s been a good RNC Chairman. Trump likes her. She may have convinced him to hire her.
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