Big White House Resignation Just Announced
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Joe Hagin, 62, unexpectedly resigned his post today.
I was shocked by the announcement.
He led the advance team for the talks with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un in Singapore this
month on behalf of the White House and President Trump.
Hagin is an experienced adviser who has served under three other Republican presidents.
He will leave his post next month according to the White House.
Hagin served in the administrations of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush.
He says he is returning to the private sector and his official departure date is July 6.
"Joe Hagin has been a huge asset to my administration," President Trump said in a statement that was
released immediately.
"He planned and executed the longest and one of the most historic foreign trips ever
made by a President, and he did it all perfectly.
We will miss him in the office and even more on the road.
I am thankful for his remarkable service to our great country."
Hagin was also the one who put together Trump's first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia, Israel,
Belgium and Italy a year ago, and his tour of Asia last November.
He was a very important player in the administration and his shoes will be very hard to fill.
"Joe Hagin brought a level of expertise and institutional knowledge that is unrivaled,"
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said.
"He will be greatly missed by all of us."
Although many were shocked by the announcement, evidently Hagin wanted to leave several months
ago.
But White House Chief of Staff John Kelly talked him into staying on.
Hagin held the title of deputy chief of staff for operations, the same position he held
under President George W. Bush.
He's one of the power players you never hear of, but one that gets things done.
He has three partners and founded Command Consulting Group, a cluster of firms that
provide security and intelligence assistance to governments, corporations and wealthy people.
I assume that is the firm he will return to once he departs the White House.
However, others say he is not returning to that firm, but is instead looking at other
opportunities with several corporations.
"Joe Hagin's selfless devotion to this nation and the institution of the presidency
is unsurpassed.
I am lucky to have served alongside this great American, and I am even luckier to call him
my friend," White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said in a statement Tuesday.
"Joe will be missed at the White House, and I wish him great success and happiness
in the next chapter of his life.""
Kelly said in a statement.
Hagin was seriously considered for the No. 2 posts at the Central Intelligence Agency
or the Department of Homeland Security, but he decided to leave government service.
His portfolio includes oversight of the scheduling and advance staffs, as well as the military
office — including the replacement projects for Air Force One and Marine One.
Hagin's departure will leave chief of staff John Kelly with just one deputy: former Microsoft
and General Motors executive Chris Liddell, who is responsible for coordinating policy.
Hagin has run White House operations for President Trump for 17 months, overseeing the daily
administration of the presidency despite chaos and upheaval.
Not to mention constant media attacks.
He is part of the old guard Republicans.
Hagin oversaw the White House Personnel Security Office, which handles security clearances.
They've had their share of challenges this year.
The media is ratcheting up the rumor mill over Hagin.
They quote 'sources' like they always do and don't give names.
They are smearing Hagin for all they are worth, which isn't much and I don't believe any
of it.
Hagin is part of the turnover this year for the Trump administration.
He was a real asset to the president, but he has served a long time under various presidents.
I'm sure that the president will find someone very qualified to take his place… it was
just bad timing as far as I can see.
But there is never a good time for something like this.
A White House official said that after departing Singapore last week, Trump made a rare appearance
in the staff cabin of Air Force One to praise Hagin for organizing the Kim summit and then
led White House staff in a round of applause for the aide.
It was well-earned.
Hagin was recruited to the Trump White House by former chief of staff Reince Priebus to
bring a seasoned hand to a West Wing that had few experienced veterans.
He had planned on staying only six months to a year and considered leaving in the spring,
but delayed due to planning for the Singapore summit.
That is now done and he will leave as he evidently planned.
I can
tell you this, he will
be missed.
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