Not a WH insider but even I know Mulvaney took on the role and wanted to move on for months. This is part of an agreed move.
It was clear months ago Meadows was taking an important role for the president.
Mulvaney did very well and headed the office through a tough part of the first term. How soon they forget, as in clueless.
This is your typical infighting where someone takes a shot at Mulvaney as he’s headed out the door.
It’s not a surprise and he handled the budget too. That’s a very, very smart guy.
I don’t know why people are making such a big deal about this transition. The reports of Meadows taking on the role surfaced as soon as he announced his retirement from Congress weeks ago.