WH STAFF’S LAST STRAW

Wave of resignations

Several White House staffers have resigned or are considering resigning in the wake of the violent protests at the US Capitol.

First Lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff, Stephanie Grisham, became the first to submit her resignation Wednesday effective immediately.

Grisham began working for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2015, then served under White House press secretary Sean Spicer before the first lady hired her as her press secretary in 2017.

Grisham then became White House press secretary in July 2019 but never held a press briefing. She returned to the first lady’s staff in April 2020.

“It has been an honor to serve the country in the White House. I am very proud to have been a part of Mrs. Trump’s mission to help children everywhere, and proud of the many accomplishments of this administration,”

Grisham said in a statement.”

White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews also resigned in response to the events.

“I was honored to serve in the Trump administration and proud of the policies we enacted. As someone who worked in the halls of Congress, I was deeply disturbed by what I saw today. I’ll be stepping down from my role effective immediately. Our nation needs a peaceful transfer of power,” Matthews said in a statement.

ABC News reported that White House Social Secretary Rickie Niceta also quit.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, was considering stepping down, according to NBC News.

In addition, National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien, Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger and Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Liddell are all considering resigning, multiple sources told CNN.