President Trump and first lady Melania Trump step into the Grand Foyer of the White House for a state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron on April 24, 2018. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)The final week of April was designed to be a triumphant one for President Trump. But instead, it became yet another week in which the Trump administration was convulsed by chaos and contradiction. Though Pruitt has maintained the president’s affection, officials said, he has become estranged from most of the senior White House staff. “If he screws up the testimony,” one senior White House aide said, “we have a chance at getting him out of here.”Seung Min Kim contributed to this report.

Source: Washington Post April 26, 2018 21:58 UTC