{"id":7704,"date":"2021-01-08T00:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T07:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanjhisoch.com\/english\/?p=7704"},"modified":"2021-01-08T00:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-08T07:23:13","slug":"senior-trump-figure-mick-mulvaney-quits-after-capitol-attack-saying-i-cant-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanjhisoch.com\/english\/senior-trump-figure-mick-mulvaney-quits-after-capitol-attack-saying-i-cant-stay\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Trump Figure Mick Mulvaney Quits after Capitol Attack Saying ‘I Can’t Stay’"},"content":{"rendered":"
“I can’t stay here, not after yesterday. You can’t look at that yesterday and think I want to be a part of that in any way, shape or form,” Mulvaney told CNBC television.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Sanjhi Soch Beauro \u2013<\/strong>Mick Mulvaney, a former chief of staff in Donald Trump’s White House, announced Thursday he has quit his diplomatic post to protest mob violence by the president’s supporters at the Capitol.<\/p>\n

“I can’t stay here, not after yesterday. You can’t look at that yesterday and think I want to be a part of that in any way, shape or form,” Mulvaney told CNBC television.<\/p>\n

Mulvaney, who had been moved from chief of staff to special envoy for Northern Ireland, said he told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo he was resigning.<\/p>\n

“I can’t do it. I can’t stay,” he told CNBC, indicating that other White House staff were eying the exits.<\/p>\n

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“Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they\u2019re worried the president might put someone worse in,” he said.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, thousands of Trump supporters left a rally with the president, then stormed into Congress, temporarily halting proceedings to certify Democrat Joe Biden as the winner of the November presidential election.<\/p>\n

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Immediately after the violence, which Trump has still failed to condemn, deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned.<\/p>\n

Another departure was Stephanie Grisham, a former White House press secretary now working as spokeswoman for First Lady Melania Trump.<\/p>\n

US media reported that Marc Short, chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, had been blocked from entering the White House — apparently in retaliation for Pence’s decision to ignore Trump’s demand that he block the certification of Biden.<\/p>\n

The outrage across Washington at the day’s events fed growing speculation that more senior Trump administration figures may be leaving.<\/p>\n

Biden will take over the presidency when he is sworn in on January 20.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“I can’t stay here, not after yesterday. You can’t look at that yesterday and think I want to be a part of that in any way, shape or form,” Mulvaney told CNBC television. Sanjhi Soch Beauro \u2013Mick Mulvaney, a former chief of staff in Donald Trump’s White House, announced Thursday he has quit his diplomatic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\t\n