A day after Deputy National Security Adviser Mira Ricardel faced public criticism from the office of the first lady, the White House on Wednesday announced that she will be leaving her post.
Ricardel “departs the White House to transition to a new role within the administration,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement on Wednesday. Sanders did not specify the aide’s new role.
In a highly unusual move on Tuesday, Melania Trump’s office called publicly for the ouster of a senior member of her husband’s staff earlier this week.
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