Article snippet: The nominee Vice President MORE opposed his candidacy. The president sought to block Jon Lerner from entering the halls of the West Wing over what Trump viewed as past opposition to his candidacy, Axios reported Sunday. “Nikki Haley, decided he did not want to dust up any drama, according to a source familiar with matter. "Jon does not want to be a distraction. He’s done incredible work with Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) 2016 presidential campaign as well as a pollster for the conservative Club for Growth — which ran anti-Trump ads. His past roles reportedly annoyed the president, who then asked his chief of staff MORE to block the nomination. The withdrawal comes as John Bolton, Trump's recently tapped national security adviser, is working to reshape the president's national security team. The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2018 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more