After this week"s SNAFU of conflicting reports of the timeline surrounding Comey"s dismissal, The New York Times reports "anonymous" West Wing officials have stated that President Trump is considering the most far-reaching shake-up of his first term after being dissatisfied with several top aides, especially Spicer.
The Times reported that Trump has also grown "increasingly
dissatisfied" with the performance of his chief of staff Reince Priebus
and communications director Michael Dubke.
As The Hill notes, Trump has discussed Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle as a possible press secretary, according to the Times, which noted that the president has also spent several hours with Spicer this week praising his TV "ratings" during briefings.
Guilfoyle is a former assistant district attorney in San Francisco.
She was once married to former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a
Democrat. She is said to have a friendly relationship with Trump"s oldest daughter, Ivanka, and Ivanka"s husband, publisher Jared Kushner.
As Mediaite reports, back in October, she was seen entering Trump Tower and rumors began swirling she was up for a position on the communications team.
By December, the speculation hit its fever pitch and political observers were sure Guilfoyle would be involved with the operation somehow, whether as press secretary or in an ancillary role. Even some of her Fox News colleagues spoke out in favor of her heading to the White House.
A report from the AP out today also notes that “Trump is mulling expanding the communications team and has eyed hiring producers from Fox News.”
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