The list of planned replacements is much longer, but these are Trump's priorities.
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Alayna TreeneNEW w/ @jonathanvswan: If Trump wins re-election, he'll move to immediately fire FBI Director Chris Wray & also expects to replace CIA Director Gina Haspel & Defense Secretary Mark Esper, two ppl who've discussed their fates w/ the president tell @axios
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Not all of his advisers thinks this is a good idea.
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Alayna TreeneNew w/ @jonathanvswan: Trump has asked his campaign to put him on the road every single day from now until Nov. 3. His team is in the process of scheduling events to make that happen.
“He’s going to kill himself,” one adviser said
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Republicans had hoped the report would be a politically advantageous bombshell.
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Alayna TreeneScoop: Barr tells Republicans Durham report won't be ready by election
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Alayna Treene“This is the nightmare scenario. Essentially, the year and a half of arguably the number one issue for the Republican base is virtually meaningless if this doesn't happen before the election,” a GOP congressional aide tells me
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Staffers say they went days with no internal communication from the chief of staff about COVID protocols and procedures.
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Alayna TreeneFrustration and anxiety built among White House staffers, who say they went days with no internal communication from Meadows about protocols and procedures — including whether they should show up to work — as COVID tore through the West Wing
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The argument plays right into Democrats' campaign themes.
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Alayna TreeneNew: Trump & McConnell are so confident they'll confirm Barrett that they're already thinking about who to tap to replace her on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit
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