White House chief tells staff their jobs safe_ for now
Posted March 16, 2018 7:00 am
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has pushed back against rumors of a staff purge and insisted that reports of tumult and imminent departures are overblown.
Chief of Staff John Kelly, himself the subject of rumors that his days are numbered, assured a group of staffers their jobs were safe, at least for now.
But days after President Donald Trump's secretary of state was ousted, many close to the president think more upheaval is coming soon.
Several staff members, from national security adviser H.R. McMaster to Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, and even Kelly himself, have been feeling the heat.
National security adviser H.R. McMaster smiles as he walks into the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
The Associated Press
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