Trump’s Personal Assistant, Westerhout Resigns Over Information Leak

Madeleine Westerhout, a personal assistant to America’s President, Donald Trump has resigned.

Westerhout resignation comes after she shared information about the president’s family with journalists.

According to reports, her unexpected departure came after Trump learned that she talked about his family and White house matters with reporters at an off-the-record session during Trump’s recent working vacation in New Jersey.

Her failure to make it clear to the reporters during the interaction that her comments were off the record had a negative impact as one of the journalists disclosed the conversation to the White House.

Described by the US media as Trump’s “gatekeeper”, Westerhout had been the president’s personal assistant since the beginning of his presidency.

The Trump administration has been particularly sensitive about staff leaking information to the media, with the president railing against both officials and journalists over reports about the state of affairs in the White House.

Reports said Westerhout was now a “separated employee” and would not be allowed into the White House.

A former administration official described Trump and Westerhout’s relationship as “close”, but added that talking about his family was “a red line”.

Though she was not a high-profile staffer, her exit adds to a long list of administration officials who have quit since Trump was elected president in 2016.