Now the costs of that chaos are becoming starkly clear in the demoralized staff and policy disarray of a wayward White House. “God punished me,” he joked of his move from the Department of the Homeland Security to the White House during a discussion to mark the department’s 15th anniversary. When White House aides arrived at work Thursday, they had no clear idea of what Trump would say about trade. The White House has not even completed a legal review of the measures. Privately, some aides have expressed frustration that Kushner and his wife, the president’s daughter Ivanka Trump, have remained at the White House, despite Trump at times saying they never should have come to the White House and should leave.

Source: National Post March 02, 2018 14:15 UTC