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White House aides seek exits after midterm losses, MS NOW reports

Jake Traylor's reporting adds an internal staffing picture to the post-election fallout, with aides weighing departures as congressional investigations loom.

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Inside the White House: 'Doom and gloom' with staffers looking for the exits

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0:27Traylor reports that aides are seeking outside job options, while some junior staffers may stay over legal-protection concerns.
2:53Caputo describes staff gloom and Trump's attention to construction and renovation projects after the election.
4:01Matthews argues that Republican losses amount to a generational setback driven by Trump.
5:40Elrod outlines Democratic priorities on prices, tariffs, healthcare subsidies and congressional oversight.
7:11Caputo considers whether Trump could negotiate deals with Democrats, citing his past approach and statements.

Some White House aides are contacting people outside the administration about possible jobs elsewhere after Republicans' midterm losses, MS NOW's Jake Traylor reports. Others, particularly junior staffers, may stay because of concerns about legal protection during expected congressional investigations, he says.

The report puts staff decisions at the center of Peter Alexander's State of Play discussion, rather than focusing only on changes at the top. Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, giving them the power to set committee agendas and pursue oversight of the administration.

Reporting from the White House North Lawn, Traylor describes frustration among aides over President Donald Trump's attention to construction and renovation projects after the election. Axios White House reporter Marc Caputo offers a similar account of the atmosphere: "Gloom, I think, is the best way to describe sort of the sense."

Sarah Matthews, a former Trump deputy White House press secretary, argues that the result goes beyond a routine midterm setback. "This wasn't just any normal midterm, this was a generational wipeout," she says. Her assessment is that Trump's focus remains on his personal legacy rather than his party's losses.

Former Harris-Walz campaign adviser Adrienne Elrod outlines the agenda she expects Democrats to pursue: lowering prices, addressing tariffs, restoring healthcare subsidies and conducting investigations. Caputo raises the possibility that Trump could negotiate with the new majority, pointing to the president's own statements about making deals.

The segment drew roughly 967,000 views since yesterday. Its central reporting concerns aides considering their next move, not a confirmed wave of resignations.

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