WASHINGTON — The White House is pushing back against talk of a staffing purge, insisting that reports of tumult and imminent departures are overblown. McMaster but has not settled on exact timing or a successor, according to four people with knowledge of White House deliberations. “Everybody has got to leave the White House at some point,” he told a reporter from ABC News outside the West Wing. “I’m doing my job.”But the air of stability the White House tried to project felt more like a pause than a permanent shift. With a laugh, Trump said: “Who’s next?”ADVERTISEMENTIt’s a question that has the whole White House on edge.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2018 12:00 UTC