CABINET/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Another round of upheaval engulfed President Donald Trump’s White House on Tuesday [11-13-18], with the future of several senior aides in doubt just a week after U.S. congressional elections. Three Trump cabinet members – Chief of Staff John Kelly, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke – could soon be gone, said sources familiar with internal discussions in the Republican administration. Turnover among White House personnel paused during the run-up to last week’s elections after senior Republicans asked Trump to refrain from firing staff, hoping to minimize perceptions of disorder. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was forced out by Trump last week just hours after the results came in from the Nov. 6 elections, which handed majority control of the House of Representatives to Democrats. Trump’s first 22 months in office have seen frequent shakeups. A study this year by the Brookings Institution, a think tank, found Trump’s White House has had the highest turnover of senior-level staff of the past five presidents.”
–Steve Holland, Mark Hosenball, “White House hit with staff upheavals – again,” Reuters, November 13, 2018 4:48 pm