

The White House communications operation has been thrown into fresh turmoil after Donald Trump removed his press chief following a brief and troubled tenure, with the episode already being compared to the shortest-lived appointment of his first term.


Five days. A record, apparently. Except nobody’s named, no dates, no resignation letter, no on-record confirmation — just “removed” and a handy comparison to the previous circus. Forgive me for wanting a name and a signature before I accept the revolving door spun that fast. Next you’ll tell me he was never actually hired.