Top Adviser to President Trump, Boris Epshteyn, Leaving White House Job

President Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign defied conventional wisdom by bypassing the traditional rules of politics and speaking directly to the American people.

The president ran a tight ship, spending little money, relying heavily on social media, and using television appearances to bypass the liberal media and connect with millions of voters. Rather than hiring traditional Republican Party operatives to run his campaign, then-candidate Trump relied on individuals loyal to him and his family, and subsequently rewarded them with high-profile jobs within the White House.

Well, one of those Trump loyalists, Boris Epshteyn, who works in the White House press office, is suddenly leaving his job, with few within the administration willing to comment on the surprise departure.

From The New York Times:

A senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said only that officials were exploring other opportunities in the administration for Mr. Epshteyn, who at one point was on cable news as many as seven times a day promoting Mr. Trump during the presidential campaign.

Another person briefed on the discussions said that Mr. Epshteyn’s move was still pending, and that both he and the administration sought it. The person maintained that it was not an acrimonious situation.

But two people familiar with Mr. Epshteyn’s tenure said he had become combative with the networks on which he was assigned to book surrogates defending the administration, a junior position for someone who has other news media experience, which he does.

A recent report by Politico detailed a blowup that Mr. Epshteyn had with Fox News, the cable network that most consistently defends the president’s agenda.

Democrats were quick to tout conspiracies to explain Epshteyn’s sudden exit. Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign manager, took to Twitter to spout his conspiracy theory:

Other liberals took to Twitter as well:

Do you think there’s anything behind Epshteyn’s sudden departure from the White House, or are all these Democrats just trying to cause problems? Share your thoughts below! 

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