Four in Running to Replace Katie Walsh, Departing Aide to Trump
- Close ally of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
- Walsh will work outside group supporting Trump agenda
RNC chief of staff Katie Walsh speaks during a press conference on Nov. 9, 2016, in Washington.
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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Katie Walsh, a top aide to President Donald Trump, is leaving his administration to work for an outside group supporting the president’s agenda.
Among those being considered to replace Walsh are: Rick Dearborn, the deputy chief of staff for intergovernmental affairs; Marc Short, director of legislative affairs; Sean Cairncross, senior adviser to the chief of staff; and Joe Hagin, deputy chief of staff for operations, according to a White House official who requested anonymity because the selection hasn’t been finalized.