The bookended performances over the span of a few days were panned by the president’s allies and cast doubt on Mulvaney’s job security at the White House. Even before Democrats launched the impeachment inquiry, Mulvaney was on thin ice, with diminished status in the White House. Once Democrats began investigations meant to remove Trump from office, Mulvaney drew the brunt of criticism from presidential allies who felt the White House wasn’t prepared to fight back forcefully. He has also clashed with White House counsel Pat Cipollone, sometimes mentioned as a potential Mulvaney successor, over strategy and tactics in response to impeachment. That notion struck some Trump allies as hollow, because the uproar was resounding in August when the president first floated the idea of choosing Doral.

Source: thestar October 20, 2019 20:44 UTC