“She folded like an umbrella”: Trump’s brutal public attacks on staff spark chaos behind the scenes

A sudden wave of high-profile resignations is rocking the executive branch.

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt recently revealed she is stepping down, leaving officials scrambling to fill a critical public role.

Her exit is part of a much broader trend inside the building. White House counsel David Warrington and deputy national security adviser Andy Baker have both announced plans to walk away as well.

According to reports from RadarOnline, the sudden personnel losses stem from claims that the president has become increasingly “meaner” and more “unpleasant” behind the scenes.

The relentless tension behind closed doors seems to have pushed several aides to their breaking point, creating an increasingly unsustainable working climate.

Changing power dynamics

This recent surge in exits marks a sharp turn for the second-term team. While earlier months saw relative consistency among senior aides, internal operations are now showing clear signs of strain.

“It’s not a large number of people leaving, but the different dynamic, the key here in this second term, it’s just Trump doing what he wishes,” author David Rhode pointed out during an appearance on MS Now.

For a long time, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles received widespread credit for maintaining calm across the executive office.

Her ability to manage daily operations and keep the president in check has been limited recently, as she undergoes treatment, according to RadarOnline.

Public tempers flare

The mounting friction behind the scenes has started spilling out into full view.

The president recently launched a fierce public attack against U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro after her team dropped charges in a high-profile monument vandalism case.

“Jeanine Pirro made a mistake. It was vandalism. Frankly, I think she choked. She choked. I don’t know what the h— happened,” Trump told reporters, adding that “she folded like an umbrella.”

Unfiltered public criticisms have only intensified anxiety among the remaining staff.

With key leadership seats now sitting empty, keeping the core team together is becoming an uphill battle, RadarOnline reports.

Reshaping Trump’s inner circle

But the departures are only part of the story. Trump’s replacement for White House counsel David Warrington suggests that the reshuffling may also be strengthening the influence of figures with close ties to the president.

Will Scharf, who takes over on September 1, has previously represented Trump in several high-profile legal cases.

Notably, he helped secure approval for the president’s controversial $400 million White House ballroom project.

The counsel’s office is also entering a particularly sensitive period ahead of the midterm elections, with responsibility for advising the president on legal and policy matters and helping handle congressional investigations and lawsuits against the administration.

The changing personnel may therefore signal more than simple staff turnover — it could also reveal how Trump is reshaping the people closest to him as political and legal pressure builds, The Guardian reports.

This article is made and published by Christine Drews Sieger, who may have used AI in the preparation