It also highlighted the difficulty the White House communications office has had in navigating an unpredictable and free-wheeling president. There was no way they wouldn’t be,” Giuliani told CNN on Thursday in reference to White House staffers. But, according to former Clinton staffers, their model was very different from the one on display this week with Trump. Joe Lockhart, White House press secretary from 1998 to 2000, said the separation proved effective, but only because both sides were in constant communication. “I think it was very critical to helping President Clinton get through a difficult period,” he said.

Source: National Post May 04, 2018 10:18 UTC