Mick Mulvaney, director for the White House Office of Management and Budget, speaks about President Trump's budget in March 2017. “He’s the javelin catcher, taking all of the incoming flak for the president,” Whipple said. That’s the most important thing a White House chief of staff does. “This White House is headed into a world of trouble with a Democratic House, Mueller closing in and a brutal reelection. The White House chief of staff has to be ready for all of that.”

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2018 09:22 UTC