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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresidential assistant gets perp walked. A lot of news happening this morning...
Link to tweet
Trumps Personal Assistant Is Fired
John McEntee was escorted out of White House for unspecified security issue
By Michael C. Bender
Updated March 13, 2018 9:19 a.m. ET
WASHINGTONPresident Donald Trumps personal assistant, John McEntee, was escorted out of the White House on Monday, two senior administration officials said. The cause of the firing was an unspecified security issue, said a White House official with knowledge of the situation.
... snip
"Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings, a White House official said. He left without his jacket, a second White House official said."
More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-personal-assistant-is-fired-1520945928
John McEntee was escorted out of White House for unspecified security issue
By Michael C. Bender
Updated March 13, 2018 9:19 a.m. ET
WASHINGTONPresident Donald Trumps personal assistant, John McEntee, was escorted out of the White House on Monday, two senior administration officials said. The cause of the firing was an unspecified security issue, said a White House official with knowledge of the situation.
... snip
"Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings, a White House official said. He left without his jacket, a second White House official said."
More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-personal-assistant-is-fired-1520945928
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Presidential assistant gets perp walked. A lot of news happening this morning... (Original Post)
MelissaB
Mar 2018
OP
Hallie Jackson suggested McEntee would be brought into Trump's 2020 campaign team.
OnDoutside
Mar 2018
#8
lindysalsagal
(20,682 posts)1. O.M.G. When will the book be published???
Cause I'm buyin'!
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)2. another snip
"Mr. McEntee was removed from the White House grounds on Monday afternoon without being allowed to collect his belongings, a White House official said. He left without his jacket, a second White House official said."
TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)6. musta planted the wire in his jacket lol
MineralMan
(146,288 posts)3. Hmm...this will go unnoticed, due to Tillerson's exit.
Perhaps someone should be looking into the reasons for McEntee's ouster?
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)4. A couple spreadsheets?
Kelly says he found a couple spreadsheets worth of people whose clearances havent been granted?
Thats a lot of people.
Very interesting short article.
hedda_foil
(16,373 posts)5. Has anybody else ever heard of this guy?
CousinIT
(9,241 posts)7. He must have said something bad about Putin or Russia. n/t
OnDoutside
(19,956 posts)8. Hallie Jackson suggested McEntee would be brought into Trump's 2020 campaign team.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)17. One media report said that he was hired for that campaign this morning. nt
MFM008
(19,808 posts)9. Maggot needs distractions
Because the "Sac" is losing in PA tonight.
poboy2
(2,078 posts)10. Either a wife beater or mole, I guess we will find out. -nt
MelissaB
(16,420 posts)11. Update: under investigation for "serious financial crimes"
NEWS: Johnny McEntee was fired because he is currently under investigation by the Department of Homeland Security for serious financial crimes, a source familiar with his firing tells CNN.
This source says the charges are not Trump related.
This source says the charges are not Trump related.
Link to tweet
dalton99a
(81,485 posts)12. In other words, McEntee is a scammer and a thief like his boss
and they couldn't hide it any longer
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)15. Safe to assume no one with integrity would work there
Ergo, whomever STILL works there is almost certainly dirty AF.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)13. This is perfectly normal
All is well.
ffr
(22,669 posts)14. Keep 'em coming. Life must be getting real if Donny is upset.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)16. They're terrorists
And should be treated as such.