There is a ton of this sort of thing all over the media. This is from Axios:
This West Wing is a tough neighborhood. Even after Sean Spicer's successful get-back-on-the-horse presser yesterday, we were told that a top White House official was discussing his possible replacement. On Day 4! With 1,457 to go in this term.
A senior aide texted at bedtime: "Back on track. Upper hand. Offense and action." The team was feeling better after the reboot briefing by Spicer, plus a better-focused performance by POTUS. And the staff saw it as a home run when AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka praised Trump's move to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with a statement headlined: "TPP Withdrawal Good First Step Toward Building Trade Policies that Benefit Working People."
But inside, the finger-pointing and blame-casting continued. Unfortunately for Spicer, Trump is obsessed with his press secretary's performance art. We hear that Trump hasn't been impressed with how Spicer dresses, once asking an aide:
Doesn't the guy own a dark suit?
Spicer looked a lot sharper yesterday than he did on Saturday — in a dark, bankerly suit.
NYT reporter Maggie Haberman tweeted that at Spicer's Saturday presser, Trump "wanted him to be in command/project strength. He did neither. … [H]e wanted Spicer to be a derivative of himself — Trump almost always takes q's & slices it with humor."
I'd guess he wants everyone who deals with the press to be a reflection of himself. But honestly, this guy giving fashion advice to anyone is ... rich.
The whole team should probably start wearing ties that inexplicably hang below the crotch. As Colbert pointed out, JFK not wearing a hat for his inauguration changed the fashion forever.
