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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump WH Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced
Trump White House Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating SurfacedChief of Staff John Kelly fought for him to stay and options included taking some time off.
LACHLAN MARKAY
ASAWIN SUEBSAENG
02.07.18 3:40 PM ET
In the 24 hours before White House staff secretary Rob Porter resigned amid reports that he had been emotionally and physically abusive to two of his wives, the White House was ratcheting up a campaign in his defense.
President Donald Trumps chief of staff John Kelly and press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders pushed back on the accusations, advancing a narrative that Porter was not just an honorable person but also indispensable to the West Wings operations.
By Wednesday morning, however, events had begun overtaking spin. The White House convened several small meetings to determine what was to be done about Porter-gate, as one senior White House official said. Among the options weighed included having Porter leave the White House, allowing him to weather the fallout, or encouraging him to take some time off, the official said. They settled on a departure, though two officials confirmed to The Daily Beast that Kelly, for his part, had implored Porter not to quit.
Another recently-resigned Trump aide said that there would be a smooth transition around Porters exit. But virtually nothing about the episode can be categorized as smooth.
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Trump WH Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced (Original Post)
DonViejo
Feb 2018
OP
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,771 posts)1. Sleaziest admin in modern history.
Nixon's crew of creeps got nothin' on these scumbags.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)2. Not for nuttin'-- I don't remember Al Franken beating up his wife...
but he has to go while they fight for Porter.
Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)3. Can someone photo shop this guy wearing a white undershirt?
Ya know the tank top kind?
That would be fun to spread around twitter.
Miigwech
(3,741 posts)4. Beating a woman is a positive credential
for trump and co. Bannon is a wife beater, Lewandowski roughed up a woman reporter and is p**sy grabber ...
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/22/corey-lewandowski-accused-touching-joy-villa-318420
I said, if youre busy, dont worry about it, we dont have to take a photo, Villa recalled telling Lewandowski, who remains close with the president and attended a contentious Oval Office meeting on political strategy earlier this week. But Villa said another reveler pushed her toward him and she ended up standing next to him and posing for a picture, despite his seeming lack of interest.
Im wearing this silver suit and stretchy pants, and after the photo, he smacks my ass really hard, Villa said. It was completely demeaning and shocking.
Im wearing this silver suit and stretchy pants, and after the photo, he smacks my ass really hard, Villa said. It was completely demeaning and shocking.
Not to mention the Disgust in Chief himself, trump
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)6. Villa remains close to the President.
A black woman? You're a prop, idiot. One day you're going to look back at this and cringe.
Your Russian President has a history of violence against women. Clue phone, pick it up.
no_hypocrisy
(46,185 posts)5. This is Hope Hicks' boyfriend.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)7. Thanks.
Yo FBI. Timing is everything. Next, please.