according to a white house official, the presidents has told advisers he knows he probably cannot bring mr. porter back, but he has made clear that he misses the staff structure that mr. porter helped build and implement. and the white house is sending mixed messages concerning reports that president trump is planning to oust veterans affairs secretary david shulkin. one white house spokesperson said yesterday the president is still confident in shulkin, but hours later, another spokesperson dodged that question. the bottom line is, we all serve at the pleasure of the president and if he s not pleased, you ll know it. at this point in time, though, he does have confidence in dr. shulkin. he s done some great things at the va. as you know, the president wants to put the right people in the right place at the right time and that could change. talk about dave shulkin. is he going to be fired face-to-face or through the media or twitter? i have no personnel announcements to make at thi
there was picture of one of his wives with a black eye. this is one of them. this picture appeared in the daily mail. the president s calls with porter have increased over the past few weeks. they are talking. they are citing three sources familiar with the conversations. joan, the president s calls to mr. porter has increased and he s aware he probably can but thinking about bringing porter back. still thinks he could come back. thinks he got a raw deal. he was unfairly accused. that story is so disturbing on so many levels. it s so cloear the president is isolated. does motnot have people he s comfortable with. why can t rob porter come back. i don t want to leave aside the allegations against him, the