Priebus sidelined as Washington outsiders' power grows
Trump's decision to bring on Anthony Scaramucci as communications director shows the diminished influence of establishment figures — which Priebus epitomizes.
By Tara Palmeri
07/24/2017 05:10 AM EDT
Reince Priebus took the punishing job of President Donald Trump's chief of staff with the idea that he would stick it out for at least one year.
Six months in, with one of his top allies in the West Wing — press secretary Sean Spicer — on his way out, Priebus is in defensive mode, his role diminished and an internal rival hogging the limelight.
Trump's decision to bring Wall Street financier Anthony Scaramucci into the role of communications director shows the rising power of political outsiders and the diminished influence of establishment figures — which Priebus, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee, epitomizes.
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