“Every day is a new adventure for us.”The Washington Post’s Ashley Parker explains what the departure of White House communications director Hope Hicks means for President Trump. Two senior White House officials said Trump was not listening to Kelly and was making it known to others that he was not listening to Kelly. When The Washington Post reported about Trump’s looming announcement Wednesday evening, many top White House officials were caught off guard, including the press office. White House legislative affairs director Marc Short and others have told him the votes are not there for some of his proposals, White House officials say. “The cameras came in, and he just did his whole thing like he always does,” a senior White House official said.

Source: Washington Post March 01, 2018 21:07 UTC