The press secretary has spoken with radio host Laura Ingraham and Daily Mail editor David Martosko, among others.
White House press secretary Sean Spicer is leading a search for his own replacement on the briefing room podium as part of a larger plan to shake up the White House communications operation, according to two people with knowledge of the effort.

Last week, Spicer and White House chief of staff Reince Priebus reached out to Fox News contributor Laura Ingraham about the role of press secretary and Daily Mail editor David Martosko about the role of communications director, according to a White House official.


Spicer and Priebus have had preliminary discussions with Ingraham, and Martosko met with chief strategist Steve Bannon last week, according to the White House official.

Ingraham declined to comment. In a phone call, Martosko said “I can't hear you,” and then hung up. He did not respond to an email inquiry.

Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, who was considered for press secretary during the transition, is not interested in the position and has not been interviewed, according to the people familiar with the effort.

The search for new members of the White House communications team comes after Mike Dubke resigned from the communications director job last month, and Spicer once again took on dual roles as the White House faces numerous scandals, including the deepening Russia probes.

Trump has been quick to blame his communications shop for his administration’s troubles, with the president and senior staff expressing their displeasure with the way Spicer and Dubke handled the response in the hours following the firing of FBI Director James Comey, according to two White House sources.

Despite the abrupt nature of the firing, Spicer and Dubke caught heat for failing to line up surrogates to go on television and for not having talking points that called out the hypocrisy of Democrats, who criticized Comey when he was investigating Hillary Clinton.

As Trump has continued to lash out at his communications team amid the intensifying investigations, the White House has pulled back from daily on-camera press briefings, with Spicer and deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders increasingly conducting gaggles with reporters that include no cameras and no audio.

Sanders on Monday confirmed that interviews are underway for new members of the communications team.

“We have sought input from many people as we look to expand our communications operation,” Sanders said. “As he did in the beginning, Sean Spicer is managing both the communications and press office.”

Sanders, however, has told people that she doesn’t want the job of press secretary, according to a source close to her.

And as Spicer interviews job candidates, he has been pushing to move into a new role senior to both the communications director and press secretary, according to the people familiar with the discussions.

“Spicer should be elevated and if he’s not, I would not blame him for leaving,” said the White House official. “The president owes him this much for all he’s done for him. Sean is indispensable and I think the president knows that.”

Despite his push for an elevated job, Spicer has appeared to be sidelined at times in recent weeks. He accompanied the president on his foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Europe in May, but wasn’t included among staffers who joined Trump at his meeting with the pope—an oversight widely regarded as a slight for the devout Roman Catholic.

Since Trump’s return, Spicer has shared the briefing responsibilities with Sanders.

But it’s not clear when or if dramatic changes to the communications shop will occur. An adviser to Trump said the president hasn’t yet signed off on making changes to the communications staff.

“Until you have the president buying in, any outreach or talk is just that,” this person said.

 

I hear that Kathy Griffin is looking for a job.

 

The job should go to the gimp.

 

This little nazi fuck even disallowed camera's and audio devices in the last briefing and he has confirmed that there will be one on camera today or tomorrow.

Meanwhile that pencilneck fuck Kushner finally spoke in public for the first time yesterday but he looked uncomfortable with Trumps arm up his ass moving Jared's lips LMAO.

 

Working for the Vagina Grabber is stressful.

If one is a woman one's vagina might be grabbed.

If one is a man or a woman Trump is practically the caricature of the intolerable boss. He blames subordinates for problems he causes for himself and likes to shout, "You're fired!"

I expect a continuous high turnover among Trump's employees. I hope some of them write articles about the chaos of the Trump administration once they are safely out of it.

 

I understand Baghdad Bob is available and would be better than Spicer.

 

Who the fuck would want any of those jobs.
Geeze , trying to justify and satisfy an egomaniac , with a birdbrain preference for alternative facts ,
endlessly twittering uncontrollably.

What a job.
Talk about a job with no prospects.

Imagine your CV in years to come.

Oh yes , I was the fool trying to keep up with all the trumpeting back in '17

 

So, they need a Trump suck-up with little to no brains willing to lie his ass off for his boss?

Sounds like a job for @Mr Smith 36.

 

I can't believe Sean is still there. What an impossible task he faces. It's impossible to turn shit into gold. And he is blamed by everyone, not least the orange thing, for being unable to do so. I feel for the man.

 

" ...according to two people with knowledge of the effort ..."
"... according to a White House official...."
"... according to the White House official...."
"... according to the people familiar with the effort...."
"... according to two White House sources...."
"... according to a source close to her...."
"... according to the people familiar with the discussions...."
"... said the White House official...."
"... An adviser to Trump said ..."
"... this person said..."

More stories with little or no confirmation.
Just another opportunity for butt hurt arrogant leftists to demonize Trump.
No matter. 2018 approaches.
Carry on.

 

Ya, Handel winning tonight is a sign of things to come and it is going to be a fucking slaughter and after that shit show today I will be looking forward to it but hope the odd Independent can gain a seat.

If Democrats were smart they would abandon ship and run as Independents in 2018 and just put a match to the DNC ...