Article snippet: Current and former administration officials are urging the White House to hire a new chief strategist as MORE’s allies grow frustrated with the administration’s response to the House impeachment inquiry. The role of White House chief strategist has been vacant since Stephen Bannon was forced out of the position more than two years ago. Trump has so far refused to launch an impeachment “war room,” with one source close to the White House saying the president believes it would make him look politically weak and another describing it as “political hocus pocus.” Acting White House chief of staff MORE has been the White House’s primary point person on impeachment, but he appears to be on shaky ground after recent stumbles have created new political problems for the president. Mulvaney’s gaffes have Trump’s allies pressuring those around the president to consider bringing in a veteran political operative who could take control of the impeachment inquiry by coordinating with GOP lawmakers and providing crisis communications help. They believe the job is too big for the president or his chief of staff, who are spread thin by their other duties. “All of the political team that was at the White House has left for the campaign and they’ve had the chief strategist job open since Bannon left,” said one former White House official. “Now is the perfect time to fill it. Silo everything related to impeachment under that one person. It’s clear at this point that you can’t have the... Link to the full article to read more