| | | | Post-Memorial Day White House staff moves? | | The political world took a breather for Memorial Day -- and now, it heads into a week where many senior White House staffers' job prospects seem uncertain.
All eyes are on Jared Kushner's status. The New York Times' major Kushner story noted that Kushner's sister's China pitch for a condo project in New Jersey "smacked of profiteering off Mr. Trump — one of the sins that warrants expulsion from his orbit."
The view from Kushner's world: He and Ivanka Trump are keeping their heads down, CNN's Betsy Klein reports. An administration official said they share a "healthy understanding that there's attention on you when you're at this level," adding that they are "unfazed" by the scrutiny of the past week. They have built a thick skin over the past few months in the White House and they recognize that a certain level of attention comes with the high-profile opportunities they have been given, per the official.
Meanwhile, Politico notes: "Chief of staff Reince Priebus' future remains uncertain, as it has been for several months. Shake-ups in Trump's world can be slow to materialize or never happen, but White House senior aides regularly criticize Priebus in conversations with reporters."
Amid reports of potential staff shakeups, a notable spotting by CNN's Noah Gray at the White House this evening; Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski and former deputy campaign manager David Bossie, walking together on West Executive Drive. | | "You can be smart, aggressive, articulate and indeed persuasive, but if you are not honest, your reputation will suffer, and once lost a good reputation can never, ever be regained." -- Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, the former FBI director who is leading the Russia investigation, in a commencement address in Massachusetts today. | | | | President Donald Trump laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery today, marking Memorial Day. "We only hope that every day we can prove worthy, not only of their sacrifice and service, but of the sacrifice made by the families and loved ones they left behind," Trump said. Eli has more. | | Trump calls Portland stabbings 'unacceptable' | | | President Donald Trump condemned the racially charged Portland, Oregon, train stabbings today. "The violent attacks in Portland on Friday are unacceptable. The victims were standing up to hate and intolerance. Our prayers are w/ them," read the tweet from the official @POTUS account. | | | Trump had not previously commented on the matter -- even though he launched a barrage of Twitter attacks on the news media from his personal @realDonaldTrump account over the weekend. Also raising some eyebrows: The tweets came as Trump visited Arlington National Cemetery -- suggesting they came from staff, not the President himself. | | | One way to mark the 100th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's birth is to check out the quotes his library's @JFKsaid Twitter account is posting. | | 2 things you might have missed today | | Confederate monuments coming down in Baltimore? Baltimore may follow "in the footsteps of New Orleans" and remove the city's Confederate monuments, the city's mayor says. "The city does want to remove these," Catherine Pugh told reporters after a news conference on Friday. "We'll take a closer look at it and see how we go about the business of following in the footsteps of New Orleans." CNN's Saba Hamedy has more.
Business wants Trump to stay with climate accord: In recent months, big business has lobbied fiercely in favor of the Paris climate accord, which aims to end the fossil fuel era, ahead of President Donald Trump's expected decision on whether to abandon it this week. Even major oil firms like Chevron and ExxonMobil back it, CNNMoney's Alanna Petroff reports. Exxon CEO Darren Woods wrote a personal letter to Trump earlier this month, urging him to stick to the deal. The United States, he said, is "well positioned to compete" with the agreement in place and staying in means "a seat at the negotiating table to ensure a level playing field." | | | Bill and Hillary Clinton spent their Memorial Day walking in the parade in Chappaqua, New York. ... Lara Trump's charity work for beagles has put her in proximity to a controversial figure. ... The Daily Caller reports President Donald Trump is set to roll back former President Barack Obama's Cuba policies. | | | Get the Nightcap, a comprehensive summary of the most important political news, delivered to your inbox daily. | | | | | |
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