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pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
23. Another tidbit...
Tue Feb 21, 2017, 12:35 AM
Feb 2017
There is also grumbling about Boris Epshteyn, special assistant to the president, who has started attending a Monday afternoon meeting of House communicators as the administration's liaison. Several aides said Epshteyn simply parrots the White House line (that everything is going great) and seems to resist detailed questions from Hill staffers.

"The meetings are good opportunity to have open lines of communication between the White House and Republicans on the Hill," said Epshteyn, who is also assistant communications director for surrogate operations. "The response we've received from the Hill has been overwhelmingly positive."

On Monday, according to someone in the room, a staffer asked Epshteyn about conflicting news reports that the White House was considering rewriting its controversial travel ban executive order. Epshteyn said that nothing was off the table but that the group shouldn't necessarily believe all of the reports.

When the aide asked if, at least, Hill staff could receive 24 hours notice on any changes, the room tittered, and Epshteyn joked that he was sure he would read about the exchange the next day in the media.


http://www.worldcrunch.com/trump-and-the-world-1/trump-white-house-on-the-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown

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Probably the most vocal GP6971 Feb 2017 #1
I have not seen him since the election. Doreen Feb 2017 #2
Here pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #3
LOL Good one!! n/t GP6971 Feb 2017 #4
Sitting next to Natasha, just like he always is. longship Feb 2017 #5
Who, me? milestogo Feb 2017 #6
Odd, my butt.. czarjak Feb 2017 #7
CONway just sounded stupid but he sounded like an asshole. Doreen Feb 2017 #9
I've thought the same thing, no doubt he's busy workng with the other dark forces Demonaut Feb 2017 #8
Do you think he has Trump friendly ties to Russia? Doreen Feb 2017 #11
I think trump has greater ties than anything Boris could muster Demonaut Feb 2017 #12
Well, I realize that but I am wondering if he is kind of like their homing pigeon. Doreen Feb 2017 #13
well you could be right but his russian ties would make it too obvious Demonaut Feb 2017 #15
Hmmm, it was a Democrat that got his ass into this country and he is against them? Doreen Feb 2017 #18
lol Demonaut Feb 2017 #19
I remember hearing something about him stepping away or other ....I can't remember TrekLuver Feb 2017 #10
I wondered that myself. spiderpig Feb 2017 #14
I have this weird feeling he is going to show back up but Doreen Feb 2017 #16
Boris Epshteyn has been at the WH the whole time as a special assisant... HipChick Feb 2017 #17
WOW, for some reason that is kind of scary Doreen Feb 2017 #20
He did one of those WH spox standups in early Feb. pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #21
When they run out of surrogates they trot him out, he was at Drumpf crazy presser last week too HipChick Feb 2017 #22
Another tidbit... pinboy3niner Feb 2017 #23
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