The ‘long knives are out’ inside the current White House administration apparently. Though many believe that Melania Trump is silent and kind, do not mistake for a minute that she is anything unlike Nancy Reagan or Hillary Clinton during their respective stints as First Lady when it comes to staffing.
In a surprise move, the current First Lady has made it known via her spokesperson that she believes Ms. Mira Ricardel, a consultant working for National Security Adviser Mr. John Bolton, should be dismissed.
"It is the position of the Office of the First Lady that (Ricardel) no longer deserves the honor of serving in this White House," the first lady's communications director Stephanie Grisham said in a statement.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First lady’s office sets up showdown over national security deputy Mira Ricardel, who is … less than popular in Trump admin.<br><br>Trump’s nat sec agenda could benefit from some clean procedures, but Ricardel takes process rules way too far, aides told me.<a href="https://t.co/RIBWJnK3EV">https://t.co/RIBWJnK3EV</a></p>— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) <a href="https://twitter.com/JenniferJJacobs/status/1062442239773888512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<b>John Bolton versus John Kelly</b>
With the Midterm elections good and well behind them, it is no surprise that the current White House administration is up for some reshuffling again. Although the names of Chief of Staff General John Kelly and Homeland Security Secretary Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen are the ones that pop up most, Melania Trump made it known via that communication that she is not the sweet little pussycat many have mistakenly assumed her to be.
Insiders say that the biggest face-off appears to be between two key power centers around President Trump, Chief of Staff John Kelly and National Security Advisor John Bolton.
Mrs. Trump has now taken a position in that feud, choosing clearly to make it known that whoever criticizes her (Ms. Ricardel apparently disapproved some of FLOTUS trip choices during her solo Africa tour) is out.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Five current and former White House officials said Tuesday that Ricardel had berated people in meetings, yelled at professional staff, argued with first lady & spread rumors about Mattis. All five officials said she was deeply disliked in the White House. <a href="https://t.co/5cCjVU3N4M">https://t.co/5cCjVU3N4M</a></p>— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) <a href="https://twitter.com/jdawsey1/status/1062450671465717763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 13, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The story started when The Wall Street Journal reported that Mrs. Trump's team believed Mrs. Ricardel was behind some of the "negative stories" about Mrs. Trump and her staff, adding that they knew (from anonymous sources), that Melania often clashed with US Secretary of Defense James Mattis over "staffing decisions and policy differences."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you <a href="https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EmmanuelMacron</a> and Mrs. Macron for the beautiful celebration that allowed so many countries to commemorate the end of WWI. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VeteransDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VeteransDay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Armistice100?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Armistice100</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Paris?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Paris</a> <a href="https://t.co/9u5Gs3qIuf">pic.twitter.com/9u5Gs3qIuf</a></p>— Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1062019946215960577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Her spokesperson response clearly showed which side she picked in the ongoing Bolton-Kelly feud, as Mrs. Grisham said: "Mrs. Trump has a very positive relationship with Chief Kelly and there have never been any issues between the two."
Source:
https://twitter.com/FLOTUS/status/1062111762118594561
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If the NS Dir. is let go. The Media will claim the 1st real run the WH.
Sounds like a click bait investment project for the media.
You mean "Handbags at dawn"… My money is Melania. I bet she is real quick on the back swing.