President Trump could be eyeing a new face to replace Old Spice.
President Trump could be eyeing a new face to replace Old Spice.
Multiple reports say besieged White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s job may be in jeopardy as part of a broader staffing shakeup — and in the wake of a bungled communications rollout to explain the FBI director’s sudden firing .
One potential Spicer successor, per the New York Times: Fox News’ Kimberly Guilfoyle, a polarizing co-host of “The Five” who in 2014 quipped the U. S. should “get Putin in for 48 hours” as President to destroy ISIS.
Guilfoyle was first rumored as a contender for the top spokesperson job after being spotted at Trump Tower in December, though the President ultimately chose Spicer.
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Following contradictions and mass confusion from surrogates after he abruptly dismissed James Comey, Trump has openly toyed with eliminating daily briefings altogether — despite having bragged about Spicer’s sterling ratings.
“As a very active President with lots of things happening, it is not possible for my surrogates to stand at podium with perfect accuracy!” he tweeted Friday.
“Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future ‘press briefings’ and hand out written responses for the sake of accuracy???”
The President revisited that threat in an interview with Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro — but resisted the notion that Spicer, whom he called “a wonderful human being” and “a nice man, ” might be replaced.
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“He’s doing a good job, but he gets beat up, ” Trump said.
The much-mocked Melissa McCarthy lookalike — whose absence last week on Naval Reserve duty thrust deputy Sarah Huckabee Sanders behind the podium — is reportedly not the only member of Team Trump possibly on the outs.
A “huge reboot” could also see White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, chief of staff Reince Priebus and counsel Don McGahn exit, White House sources told Axios .
“He’s frustrated, and angry at everyone, ” an insider told the outlet.
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“The advice he’s getting is to go big — that he has nothing to lose, ” the source added. “The question now is how big and how bold. I’ m not sure he knows the answer to that yet.”
A White House spokesperson did not immediately return the Daily News’ request for comment on potential staff turnover.
The President is also irked at Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price and Attorney General Jeff Sessions for either under-praising his accomplishments or touting their own, according to the report.
