Trump Ousts 5-Day Press Secretary as White House Turmoil Hurts GOP Midterm Hopes
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 18
Trump Ousts 5-Day Press Secretary as White House Turmoil Hurts GOP Midterm Hopes
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 18
Summary
Five days into the job, Trump fired his press secretary after a bumpy debut, capping a week of White House upheaval as he campaigned for Republicans.
Polls and party anxiety have turned that turmoil into a midterm liability, with the presidency itself weighing on GOP candidates even as Trump casts himself as the party’s savior.
Kimberly Guilfoyle, the ambassador to Greece, was also asked to resign after reports tied her to a donor and $100,000 in credit card debt.
The administration separately canceled a planned livestream of the 2009 Fort Hood gunman’s execution after bipartisan backlash and is fighting a federal judge over Trump’s golf-course plan.
The pileup of infighting, ethics questions and legal clashes has revived comparisons to Trump’s first-term chaos, raising broader doubts about Republican prospects in the midterms.