Trump ‘confident’ in White House staff despite ‘policy differences’

Published April 10, 2017 6:40pm ET



White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Monday that President Trump remains “confident” in his senior West Wing staff despite the mounting tension between his son-in-law Jared Kushner and chief strategist Steve Bannon.

“This is the same group with the same ideologies [and] the same strengths that came together to win a campaign,” Spicer told reporters. “Everybody that came into this administration, while they might have a personal view on an action or issue, they understood and understand the president’s agenda.”

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