(TJVNEWS.COM) Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately, in the wake of the violent protests, a White House official says.
CNN reported on Wednesday that White House social secretary Anna Cristina “Rickie” Niceta also resigned Wednesday effective immediately, a White House official told CNN.
Grisham and Niceta were among the longest-serving Trump administration officials, as was reported by CNN.
Grisham began her tenure working for then-candidate Donald Trump in 2015 as a press wrangler on the campaign trail. She entered the White House as deputy press secretary under Sean Spicer, but in March 2017, Melania Trump hired her for her East Wing staff. As East Wing communications director, Grisham quickly became the first lady’s most prominent staffer, acting as defender, enforcer and, often, protector.
“It has been an honor to serve the country in the White House. I am very proud to have been a part of Mrs. Trump’s mission to help children everywhere, and proud of the many accomplishments of this Administration,” Grisham told CNN in a statement.
In a statement, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews expressed disapproval of protests that President Donald Trump’s supporters held at the US Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
“As someone who worked in the halls of Congress I was deeply disturbed by what I saw today,” Matthews said in a statement obtained by Fox News on Wednesday night.
“I’ll be stepping down from my rope, effective immediately. Our nation needs a peaceful transfer of power.”
Matthews also said, “I was honored to serve in the Trump administration and proud of the policies we enacted.”
CNN’s Kaitlin Collins reported that National security adviser Robert O’Brien, deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger and deputy chief of staff Chris Liddell are all considering resigning, according to her sources.
.
