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Melania Trump’s chief of staff, who has worked with the outgoing president since 2015, was one of those who resigned More people are expected to resign this Wednesday. Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS / EFE
Three veterans of President Donald Trump’s team in the White House presented their immediate resignation on Wednesday after the assault on the Capitol by supporters of the president, in which One of the protesters died .
The White House Deputy Speaker Sarah Matthews submitted her resignation due to the assault on the Capitol starring protesters who supported Trump in his attempt to stop Democrat Joe Biden , which fulfilled all electoral guarantees, but which the president accuses of being a fraudulent victory.
“As someone who has worked in the corridors of Congress, I was deeply traumatized by what I saw today. I abandon my role immediately. Our country needs a peaceful transition of power , “said Matthews, a veteran of Trump’s team.
The j Chief of Staff of the First Lady, Melania Trump, Stephanie Grisham , who has been linked to the Trump team since 2015 and became White House press officer, He also announced this Wednesday that he is resigning from his post.
“It has been an honor to serve my country in the White House. I am very proud to have been part of First Lady Melania Trump’s mission to help children and I am very proud of the accomplishments of this Administration “, indicated Grisham.
The head of events Social Security of the White House, Anna Cristina Niceta, who is also under the responsibility of the first lady, joined the resignations after three years as part of the Trump team.
Other members of the Trump team resign and thus highlight the seriousness of what happened at the Legislative headquarters, something that the president has not condemned and that he has even justified.
Among those considering resigning are Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien; his number two, Matt Pottinger; and White House Deputy Chief of Staff Chris Liddell , according to various media.
Hundreds of protesters besieged the Capitol when the process to certify Biden’s victory in the November elections began, normally a bureaucratic process that does not raise any expectations.
Trump encouraged the rallies this Wednesday in Washington and harangued the crowd just before they violently stormed the seat of the Legislative Power, forced the evacuation of both chambers together and created a violent chaos that left a Trump supporter dead in a threw.
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