President Donald Trump says his secretary was dismissed after making indiscreet remarks about his children and saying things that “were just a little bit hurtful.”
Madeleine Westerhout lost her job as director of Oval Office operations this week.
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Trump says Westerhout’s reported remarks that he didn’t want to be photographed with daughter Tiffany are “just absolutely false.”
He adds: “I love Tiffany. Tiffany’s a great person.”
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Trump says Westerhout called him after the incident became public and “was very upset. She was down.”
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Trump says Westerhout volunteered that she “was drinking a little bit” at the time.
Westerhout’s comments reportedly came during an off-the-record dinner with journalists and White House staffers.
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