Overview
- New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman said Thursday that most White House staff members are considering leaving, describing low morale and a frustrated president over the Iran war.
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt is expected to depart at the end of August, creating an immediate gap in communications leadership as the campaign season approaches.
- The Washington Post reported that the president confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at Camp David about shrinking munitions stocks, a claim the White House and the president publicly denied.
- Colleagues have privately complained about Natalie Harp’s close access to the president and raised security and gatekeeping concerns that have drawn media scrutiny.
- Officials and aides have issued denials and legal responses to some reports, including an ongoing defamation suit by Kash Patel, leaving several key claims contested even as coverage continues.