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Trump Names Ben Moss Staff Secretary Starting September 2

8/30/2026

Center

Trump Announces Staff

President Donald Trump announced that White House staff secretary Ben Moss will become assistant to the president and staff secretary on September 2.
Karoline Leavitt said President Trump is his own chief spokesperson and will keep traveling, fundraising, and campaigning through Election Day.
Will Scharf will leave the staff secretary post to become White House Counsel.
Leavitt announced she will rejoin MAGA Inc., the pro-Trump super PAC where she previously worked.

Left

Trump Staff Overhaul

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Ben Moss will become assistant to the president and White House staff secretary on September 2.
The move arrives amid a wave of senior staff resignations and reported low morale within the White House.
Nearly a dozen senior staffers, including Abigail Jackson and Andy Baker, have resigned recently.
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will leave to spend time with her husband and children.

Blindspot

A wave of resignations and reported low morale among senior White House staff, including the departures of Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson and Deputy National Security Adviser Andy Baker, has been noted.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

In April 1973, President Richard Nixon accepted the resignations of chief of staff H.R. Haldeman, aide John Ehrlichman and Attorney General Richard Kleindienst, a wave that removed many senior White House staff. Today’s current Trump-administration departures echo that Watergate-era purge, underscoring how significant mass turnover can destabilize an executive office.

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Trump Announces Staff

President Donald Trump announced that White House staff secretary Ben Moss will become assistant to the president and staff secretary on September 2.
Karoline Leavitt said President Trump is his own chief spokesperson and will keep traveling, fundraising, and campaigning through Election Day.
Will Scharf will leave the staff secretary post to become White House Counsel.
Leavitt announced she will rejoin MAGA Inc., the pro-Trump super PAC where she previously worked.

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