Katie Walsh, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff, is leaving that post to work as a senior advisor for America First Policies, a nonprofit group created specifically to support the Trump Administration’s political agenda. The nonprofit has so far failed to have any political impact.
Rick Gates, a founding America First Policies member, left his position with the organization because of his connections to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort. This is the same Paul Manafort who, due to his work for the Ukrainian government, was forced to leave the Trump Campaign last summer.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/23/politics/rick-gates-manafort-russia-ties/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/21/politics/paul-manafort-ukraine/index.html
Mr. Manafort recently volunteered to speak before the House Intelligence Committee, which is currently looking at questionable contacts between the Russian Government and Trump campaign officials.
The hope is Mrs. Walsh, a well established GOP operative with a proven track record, will bring stability to the under-performing organization.