Donald Trump‘s congressional whisperer is departing the White House as a staff exodus descends on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and the president’s approval sinks near record lows.
James Braid, the White House director of legislative affairs, is leaving the administration in September.
Braid has been responsible for liaising with members of Congress to shepherd the president’s policy agenda through Capitol Hill, a job that has become increasingly difficult amid intra-GOP fighting and personal attacks Trump has lobbed at lawmakers.
His departure comes amid an avalanche of aides leaving the administration. Last week, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced she would depart White House service at the
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