Mick Mulvaney, a one-time chief of staff and current special envoy to Northern Ireland in the Trump administration, announced that he will be resigning from his post on Thursday morning.
Mulvaney, who was ousted from his position as chief of staff in favor of North Carolina Republican Mark Meadows last March, said that he informed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of his decision Wednesday evening.
“I called Mike Pompeo last night to let him know I was resigning from that,” he told CNBC. “I can’t do it. I can’t stay.”
The announcement comes after four other high-ranking White House officials announced their resignations in the wake of the violent Capitol Hill outburst that overtook the nation’s capital Wednesday afternoon. Deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger; Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump; deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews; and White House social secretary Rickie Niceta all left their positions in the aftermath.
Mulvaney alluded to other resignations in his remarks, claiming that those who will remain in their official capacities are motivated predominantly by fear.
“Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they’re worried the president might put someone worse in,” he said.
