Trump dismantling shadow cabinet as infighting escalates: Sources
US President Donald Trump is reportedly dismantling his shadow cabinet in the wake of a rise in tensions with his secretaries.
The so-called White House advisors, appointed by Trump to monitor the cabinet secretaries, are “not DC guys,” according to an administration source, and that is why the president is reassigning or dismissing them, Politico reported Monday.
After a recent meeting with White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in attendance, infighting has apparently escalated.
“These guys are being set up for failure,” said a source. “They’re not DC guys. They’re campaign people. They have no idea how government works.”
The Trump administration is now showing willingness to allow the high-powered politicians to decide whether or not to keep the minders in their departments.
The advisers have mostly been assigned temporarily, according to an unnamed official.
“Most individuals serving in the temporary positions during the present transition will have the opportunity to move into a more permanent role within the administration – either in the agency they now serve or in another area of the federal government,” the official said.
Infighting in the White House recently led to dismissal of controversial chief strategist Stephen Bannon from the National Security Council.
The isolated strategist’s opinion was also rejected later by Kushner, which meant the president could successfully issue an order for a missile attack against the Syrian government on April 6.
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