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Deputy White House Chief of Staff James Blair has been a top political operative inside the Trump White House.
Now he'll be working to help Trump and congressional Republicans from the outside, where there are fewer limitations on what he can do and say.
Moving a top deputy is a sign Trump wants to play a central role in the upcoming midterm elections.
In a post on True Social, Trump said Blair is one of the brightest political minds in the country who will help Republicans, quote, defy longstanding history and win the midterms.
At the moment, President Trump's approval rating is at a low point and Republicans are girding for losses.
Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.
And a happy Friday to you and yours.
On today's show, we want to look at political divisions, specifically how the broad coalition that President Trump assembled to win reelection is starting to fray.
It comes to as the president is seeing his approval rating continue to fall.
Elena, this week you've been reporting on some pretty strong pushback from people who used to be some of the loudest, most vocal supporters of President Trump.
Media figures like Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly are mad about the president's handling of the war in Iran.
And a lot of this stems from a couple of really stunning social media posts.