While Washington focuses on impeachment, West Wing aides are buzzing about the vicious battle between two top Trump health aides
It’s unclear where Trump stands this week after POLITICO reported over the weekend that Verma tried to have taxpayers reimburse her for $47,000 worth of property stolen during a work trip. Verma also has come under fire for spending millions of dollars onfor Republican communications consultants, whose jobs entailed boosting her public profile.
Azar and Verma’s fighting has persisted for months, leaving officials from the Office of Management and Budget and the White House’s two policy councils as frustrated bystanders, and the tension between the two has only escalated in recent weeks. The two have clashed over matters small and large, including policy issues such as the president’s desire to lower drug prices — seen as a key talking point for his reelection campaign.
Meanwhile, Azar has come under fire for cutting Verma out of the department’s decision-making and attempting to block her access to the president and a high-profile event related to a Medicare executive order. The health secretary blocked Verma from traveling with Trump on Air Force One in October for the unveiling of a Medicare executive order in Florida, according to a half-dozen officials with knowledge of the multi-day episode.
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