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White House staff restructure looming, sources say - ABC News

posted onDecember 30, 2017
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Article snippet: The White House is planning a staff restructuring in the coming weeks that includes a reorganization of President Donald Trump’s political operation based in the West Wing, sources confirm to ABC News. The changes, spearheaded by Chief of Staff John Kelly, come amid staff frustrations with management of the Office of Political Affairs and internal disputes over political strategy that have spilled into public view. Just last week, during a meeting with the president to discuss the 2018 midterm elections, top White House political aides and outside advisers clashed in a heated argument, sources with knowledge of the meeting confirmed to ABC News. Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and White House political director Bill Stepien, who both attended the session,were later seen in embroiled in an intense exchange about the midterm campaign outside the Oval Office, according to sources. Stepien, who is responsible for outreach to key political constituencies and crafting White House political strategy, has been under increasing pressure after high-profile Republican losses in the Virginia gubernatorial election and Alabama Senate special election — both races that saw the direct involvement of President Trump. “Obviously the political shop has to bear a lot of blame of miscalculating this race,” one White House official conceded earlier this month. Alabama Republican senate candidate Steve Bannon who left his post in August. Administratio... Link to the full article to read more

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