White House deputy chief of staff for operations Joe Hagin is set to leave the White House next month, the White House announced Tuesday.
Hagin spearheaded planning President Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un earlier this month and has been a part of every Republican administration since President Reagan.
“Joe Hagin has been a huge asset to my administration,” Trump said in a statement Tuesday. “He planned and executed the longest and one of the most historic foreign trips ever made by a President, and he did it all perfectly. We will miss him in the office and even more on the road. I am thankful for his remarkable service to our great country.”
“Joe Hagin’s selfless devotion to this nation and the institution of the Presidency is unsurpassed. I am lucky to have served alongside this great American, and I am even luckier to call him my friend,” White House chief of staff John Kelly said in a statement Tuesday. “Joe will be missed at the White House, and I wish him great success and happiness in the next chapter of his life.”
Earlier this month, the New York Times published a report claiming that Hagin was considering leaving the White House, and the Washington Post also reported that Hagin was preparing to depart from his post.
Hagin will depart his post on July 6 and will return to the private sector.
