Until that photo of Porter’s first ex-wife surfaced, White House chief of staff John Kelly had been offering testimonials for his trusted aide. This angered even reporters who in the past year have enjoyed good access to top White House staff. “To the president, this is the media playing the fiddle and forcing the White House to dance,” the former aide said. In the meantime, the White House appears to have fallen back on its old habit of outright falsehoods. “We’ve basically permitted the White House to redefine the press secretary’s job.

Source: Huffington Post February 20, 2018 00:00 UTC