Donald Trump’s chief of staff called a sudden meeting on Friday to assure colleagues that their jobs were safe amid reports of upheaval, plummeting morale and more imminent departures from White House.

John Kelly’s unusual intervention came at the end of a week that saw the abrupt firing of Rex Tilllerson and widespread speculation that national security adviser HR McMaster could be next. “The chief of staff actually spoke to a number of staff this morning, reassuring them that there were personnel changes – no immediate personnel changes at this time – and that people shouldn’t be concerned,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said. “We should do exactly what we do every day and that’s come to work and do the very best job that we can. And that’s exactly what we’re doing.” She added: “That’s exactly what we’re focused on, and many of us have relayed that to other staffers that weren’t part of that meeting. And we’re going to continue to focus on having record success in this second year as we had in our first year. We fully expect to do that and we expect to do that as a staff and as a team.”(theguardian)…[+]