The repeated rumors of a shakeup have damaged morale, with aides acknowledging that the tempest surrounding Comey’s firing is the worst to hit the White House yet.
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Allies close to the administration want to see Trump act decisively or move on, rather than keep his staff in limbo under threat of change.
“We’ve all seen this movie before,” said one former Trump adviser. “I don’t know that it’s any more or less real this time, but it’s getting old. If you have a problem, fix it and move on.”…
“You almost have to clean house and bring in true believers that are better capable of governing. Dissatisfied people leak, so clearly a lot of senior advisers are not happy,” said one former campaign adviser.
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