Personal assistant’s departure ‘automatic’ after making ‘hurtful’ comments: Trump

A senior official said Westerhout was not allowed to return to the White House on Friday following her sudden departure.

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Madeleine Westerhout watches as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office, Feb. 02, 2018.

Westerhout had been by the president’s side since before he arrived at the White House, serving in a visible role during the presidential transition as a greeter of high-profile visitors meeting with the president-elect and then joining the White House as the president’s personal assistant when he took office. Westerhout previously worked at the Republican National Committee and on Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign.

In her role, Westerhout was one of the principal so-called gatekeepers controlling access to the president and sat just outside the Oval Office.

Sourse: abcnews.go.com

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