This is the consequence of the White House repeatedly and vehemently denying stories, especially related to the Russia investigation, that are later proven true. “As the White House has consistently said for months, there is no consideration of firing the special counsel,” Cobb told CNN on Dec. 16. “There is no conversation about that whatsoever in the White House,” Marc Short, the White House legislative affairs director, told NBC on Dec. 17. President Trump sits next to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly during a briefing with senior military leaders at the White House. greets Samira Asgari, an Iranian scientist who was twice blocked from entering the United States due to President Trump's travel ban, at Logan Airport.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2018 13:57 UTC