Inside Trump’s White House: a new occupant in one of the prime offices

The press secretary will not be within the press secretary’s workplace in Donald Trump’s new White House. 

The media operation can be revamped, and a deputy chief of employees can be transferring into the spacious workplace with a wood-burning fire, a number of sources instructed CBS Information. 

West Wing workplace actual property has lengthy been a standing image in official Washington, the place proximity and entry to the president can equate to affect. And White Home press secretaries have historically loved one of many greatest rooms in an in any other case cramped constructing.

Taylor Budowich, the incoming deputy chief of employees for communications and cupboard affairs, will occupy the workplace sometimes utilized by the press secretary, which sits down the corridor from the Oval Workplace and has a view of the North Garden. 

Press secretaries in Trump’s first administration — Sean Spicer, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Stephanie Grisham and Kayleigh McEnany — all occupied the workplace.

Incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt will report back to communications director, Steven Cheung. She’ll retain direct entry to the president — so-called Oval Workplace walk-in privileges.  

Communications and press operations, sometimes separate however parallel White Home features, can be merged.

As was the case in Trump’s first administration, nonetheless, his staffers have lengthy seen the president-elect as his personal greatest spokesperson and count on to see him embrace that function once more.