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She's in Immense Personal Jeopardy: Even for Hope Hicks, the West Wing Got Too Hot
Emotionally overwhelmed by the headlines over Rob Porter, manipulated by Kelly, interviewed by Mueller and Congress, the presidents surrogate daughter is leaving the Trump bunker at one of his toughest moments.Source: Vanity Fair
On the list of ways Donald Trumps presidency has no historical precedent, staff turnover ranks at the top. The churn rate in the Trump White House is more than double that of previous administrations, according to one analysis. (Its triple that of the Obama White House.) Since the inauguration, nearly two dozen senior officials have quit or been pushed out. But even for a White House roiled by firings and resignations, the announcement that Hope Hicks was quitting was of a different magnitude, reaching into Trumps own bunker in a way no other event has to this point.
The 29-year-old Hicks serves as communications director, but her role and power in the West Wing and in the presidents daily life is vastly more significant than any formal title. Shes been a constant presence at Trumps side from the inception of his presidential run in 2015, serving as a gatekeeper and emotional support system for the temperamental chief executive. She defends Trump fiercely, and Trump returns the loyalty. Staffers remark that Trump treats HicksHope-y as he calls herlike a surrogate daughter. Her centrality was such that it was hard to imagine Trump functioning without her.
But in recent weeks, Hicks became disillusioned with her job, people whove spoken with her told me. Her closeness to Trump meant she was also nearest to the hottest flames of the fires that have burned in the West Wing, the most intense being the Russia probe. Hicks has racked up substantial legal fees, one source told me. Shes in immense personal jeopardy, one Republican close to the White House said yesterday. This is a sign the Mueller investigation is a lot more serious than any one of us thought. (Hicks and the White House declined to comment.)
The tipping point for Hicks was more personal, sources said. She was emotionally overwhelmed by seeing herself in the headlines during her boyfriend Rob Porters domestic abuse scandal, one Hicks friend told me. Hicks expressed disbelief at the allegations that Porter beat his ex-wives. According to the friend, her parents rushed to Washington to support her in the days after the Daily Mail broke the story and encouraged her to break up with Porter. Shes recently told people shes no longer dating Porter.
The 29-year-old Hicks serves as communications director, but her role and power in the West Wing and in the presidents daily life is vastly more significant than any formal title. Shes been a constant presence at Trumps side from the inception of his presidential run in 2015, serving as a gatekeeper and emotional support system for the temperamental chief executive. She defends Trump fiercely, and Trump returns the loyalty. Staffers remark that Trump treats HicksHope-y as he calls herlike a surrogate daughter. Her centrality was such that it was hard to imagine Trump functioning without her.
But in recent weeks, Hicks became disillusioned with her job, people whove spoken with her told me. Her closeness to Trump meant she was also nearest to the hottest flames of the fires that have burned in the West Wing, the most intense being the Russia probe. Hicks has racked up substantial legal fees, one source told me. Shes in immense personal jeopardy, one Republican close to the White House said yesterday. This is a sign the Mueller investigation is a lot more serious than any one of us thought. (Hicks and the White House declined to comment.)
The tipping point for Hicks was more personal, sources said. She was emotionally overwhelmed by seeing herself in the headlines during her boyfriend Rob Porters domestic abuse scandal, one Hicks friend told me. Hicks expressed disbelief at the allegations that Porter beat his ex-wives. According to the friend, her parents rushed to Washington to support her in the days after the Daily Mail broke the story and encouraged her to break up with Porter. Shes recently told people shes no longer dating Porter.
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She's in Immense Personal Jeopardy: Even for Hope Hicks, the West Wing Got Too Hot (Original Post)
demmiblue
Mar 2018
OP
According to Wolff, Trump told her to her face in the presence of others in the office...
Marcuse
Mar 2018
#4
she slept with Corey too?? then Rob? and she adores Trump?..someone see a pattern...
samnsara
Mar 2018
#8
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)1. Eva Braun says: You go, girl! nt
The empressof all
(29,098 posts)2. I have to wonder about Hope
Is she just a clueless idiot? Is she so like Trump that she thought she was immune from the law? Did she flip a year ago and has been wired for a while and now she can come in from the cold because the heats getting turned up... She is an interesting character in this saga. If it turns out she is complicit in this treason will her youth and beauty get her a pass?
tazkcmo
(7,303 posts)3. Yes
Both clueless and an idiot.
Marcuse
(7,530 posts)4. According to Wolff, Trump told her to her face in the presence of others in the office...
...that she was the best piece of ass Corey Lewandowski ever had. That had to hurt.
samnsara
(17,650 posts)8. she slept with Corey too?? then Rob? and she adores Trump?..someone see a pattern...
...of a woman who always falls for the 'wrong man'?...what other BAD decisions has she made in her life? What in her short life made her gravitate towards abusive men?
GeorgeGist
(25,324 posts)5. I thought he had a REAL ...
daughter on staff.
Permanut
(5,658 posts)6. Treats her like a daughter..
I see.
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink.
samnsara
(17,650 posts)7. someone mentioned she may have wanted to get a better paying job for the lawyers..(yeah right)...but
...how much did she make there anyway?