Posted on 11/14/2018 6:43:22 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Just one day after the office of first lady Melania Trump issued an extraordinary call for her dismissal, deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel is officially set to exit the White House, the Trump administration has announced.
Mira Ricardel will continue to support the president as she departs the White House to transition to a new role within the administration," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said Wednesday, without naming a replacement. "The president is grateful for Ms. Ricardels continued service to the American people and her steadfast pursuit of his national security priorities.
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Ricardel had clashed with Melania Trump's staff over seating arrangements on a plane during the first lady's trip to Africa last month. The paper added that the first lady's office suspects Ricardel of leaking negative stories about the first lady and her staff.
"It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that [Ricardel] no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House, Stephanie Grisham, Melania Trump's communications director, said in an extraordinary statement on Tuesday.
Sources tell Fox News that National Security Adviser John Bolton and his inner-circle team were caught entirely off-guard by that statement, which a source says was released strategically while Bolton was out of the country in Asia with Vice President Mike Pence and unable to address the fallout.
Bolton was a major supporter of Ricardel and opposed her ouster, sources confirmed to Fox News, and the manner of her dismissal has reportedly frustrated Bolton and his team.
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Remember the cold way they fired all those people in the White House Travel office. The fawning media didn’t seem to care much about those people.
Bottom line. She didn’t get her way, so she actually threatened to remove NSC support for Melania’s trip to a nasty part of the world.
F her. Disagreeing is one thing, but giving less than 100% as revenge is a firing offense.
I'd agree with this if she had taken care of business behind the scenes without splashing palace intrigue headlines across the media.
Oh, I agree. She didn’t understand her role. Now she can go have a hissy fit somewhere else.
To the contrary. I think this shows an openness that is refreshing. I’m astonished at how similar Melania and DJT are.
Just wonder how much snake in the grass stuff is going on the White House these days?
I also SMH head at these people. They have jobs which are resume enhancements like no other! And yet some of these people are stupid enough to be disloyal when genuine loyalty will be much more career enhancing in the future?
100% agree.
Meooow! Hiss!
Its not a good idea to pick a fight with the bosss wife, regardless of where you work.
In another article on the subject, it reveals that the quiet route was tried first, but rebuffed by Bolton. Thus, the louder method.
To do otherwise is to accept control from someone who has no right to control you.
Its also unwise to pick a fight with someone who sleeps with the boss.
First Ladies traditionally get broad authority over social and protocol issues. Staffers can provide advice and recommendations, but will get cut off at the knees if they presume to make decisions.
F her. Disagreeing is one thing, but giving less than 100% as revenge is a firing offense."
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Absolutely.
Playing power games that she will never win against the First Lady when traveling to a dangerous part of the world?
If Bolton has a hissy fit and threatens to quit all the better.
I've lived in East Asia for a decade. John Bolton has a reputation here all right, but not a good one. Not sure if he's ever received a persona non grata classification yet, but several countries have considered it. Pompao is a diplomat; John Bolton behaves like the playground bully, even when it is not needed or desirable to pi#s people off. You don't make deals in Asia behaving like that, you simply make enemies.
Of course extra security is needed for her safety, much more so than an advisor especially in these times.
Ricadel threatened to withhold advice.......she needs to be fired for that. Ricadel looks like an ugly hag
I can’t stand that officious Bolton either,yuck.
Then she could have made her nemesis persona non-grata in the East Wing and refuse to work with her. Melania made this way too personal.
Adams nailed it. :-)
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