Reporters asked Trump a few minutes ago about Rob Porter, who resigned a few days ago after allegations of abuse came out, and Trump sang his praises as a hard worker in the White House:
NEW VIDEO: President Trump on Rob Porter: “Very sad when we heard about it…as you probably know he says he’s innocent and I think you have to remember that.” pic.twitter.com/DU6UPXSfJa
— Pat Ward (@WardDPatrick) February 9, 2018
Trump said he was shocked by the allegations but points out that Porter claims he’s innocent, telling the media they’d have to talk to Porter about that.
But otherwise Trump had nothing but good things to say about Porter and wished him well going forward.
I’ve seen reports this morning that suggest Trump is quite frustrated with Hope Hicks over how she handled this:
As Hope Hicks continued to privately defend Rob Porter yesterday, President Trump was growing increasingly frustrated with how she handled the situation — telling associates she put her own priorities above his. https://t.co/X5gTlaiC3w
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 9, 2018
Ben Shapiro puts it like this:
The only thing worse than Hope Hicks’ judgment in men is her judgment in defending them.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 9, 2018