White House aides privately told the president his foreign-policy agenda would be overshadowed at the summit by the controversy. Mr. Trump wasn’t bothered by Mr. Mulvaney’s performance on Thursday and has relayed to Mr. Mulvaney that he is doing a “great job,” White House officials said. Mr. Hannity later made a conciliatory phone call to Mr. Mulvaney, White House officials said. White House attorneys told Mr. Trump that Mr. Mulvaney’s comments would complicate their defense of him. Republican lawmakers started calling contacts in the White House legislative affairs office to make similar points.

Source: Wall Street Journal October 20, 2019 23:26 UTC