Trump aides reportedly hired an Israeli intelligence agency to dig up dirt on Obama’s Iran deal team

Alex Wong/Getty Images Aides to President Donald Trump reportedly hired a private Israeli intelligence agency to dig up dirt on Obama’s negotiators of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The presidential team contacted the firm days after Trump visited Israel during his first trip as President in order to “discredit those who were pivotal” in the […]

White House aides are reportedly furious at Ben Carson over the fallout from a renovations scandal at the housing and urban development department

Bill Pugliano/Getty Images White House aides are reportedly furious after the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) became embroiled in a scandal. HUD had reportedly spent over $ 31,000 for a dining room set for Secretary Ben Carson’s office last year. A whistleblower also alleged she was retaliated against after pushing back on the […]

White House aides were caught off-guard by the explosive claims in a book on the Trump administration

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik White House aides were reportedly scrambling to do damage-control as excerpts from an explosive new book on the Trump administration made the rounds on Wednesday. The book, written by journalist Michael Wolff, paints the picture of a West Wing continuously mired in conflict under President Donald Trump. According to the excerpts, former […]

White House aides reportedly blindsided by ’embarrassing’ Trump interview

AP Photo/Evan Vucci White House aides were mortified by President Donald Trump’s wide-ranging interview with The New York Times, which one staffer called “embarrassing.” Trump was alone with a Times reporter for the interview Thursday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The president’s comments in that 30-minute sit-down — hitting on the […]

Trump reportedly told aides to think of his presidency as a TV show where he ‘vanquishes’ rivals

Richard Drew/AP President Donald Trump spends at least 4 hours a day in front of a TV, and sometimes as many as 8 hours.  Trump’s affinity for cable news is well known, but the extent to which it influences his daily schedule is perhaps greater than what most people thought.  Among his favorite shows and […]

Multiple White House aides eagerly state that Trump was not jet lagged after Asia trip

White House After President Donald Trump cut some of his Asia trip short and appeared a bit off in a speech upon returning, White House aides eagerly told the press he was not jet-lagged. Trump spent 12 days flying around Asia, but his staff insists he worked the whole time and outworked his younger staffers. […]

‘Tip of the iceberg’: Trump condemns Susan Rice for unmasking aides

President Donald Trump has taken aim at former national security advisor Susan Rice for unmasking members of his campaign team, whose identities were concealed in surveillance reports. Trump ripped into Rice as he was leaving Florida Thursday, where he surveyed the damage of Hurricane Irma. He was asked about CNN reporting that she admitted to […]

Trump’s top aides are trying to warn him that Putin is not to be trusted

Reuters/Amanda Macias/Business Insider WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s persistent overtures toward Russia are placing him increasingly at odds with his national security and foreign policy advisers, who have long urged a more cautious approach to dealing with the foreign adversary. The uneasy dynamic between the president and top aides has been exacerbated by the […]

Trump has reportedly asked his aides to come up with ‘deliverables’ he can offer to Putin in their big meeting

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump has asked National Security Council staff to come up with “deliverables” that he can offer to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Germany next week, The Guardian reported Thursday. It is unclear what those “deliverables” would look like, but they could include […]

Trump’s top aides are about to have a major meeting on climate change

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s top aides will huddle Tuesday to discuss whether or not the U.S. should remain part of the Paris Climate accord — a global effort to cut down on climate-warming carbon emissions. Officials will be discussing their options, with the goal of providing a recommendation to the president […]