WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (Reuters) – Jordan Karem, one of Donald Trump's oldest aides, plans to leave the White House by the end of this year to return to the industry. private, announced Monday White House officials.
Karem, 37, told Trump Monday morning of his intention to leave, officials said.
Since March, Karem has been assistant to the president and director of operations of the Oval Office. He is known as the "body guy" of the president, a personal assistant who is the first White House official to have seen Trump in the morning and the last to see him at night. He was given the follow-up of his calendar and informing him of upcoming meetings and events.
Nicholas Luna, the director of the trip to the White House, is probably the successor of Karem, White House officials said.
"Jordan Karem is a great guy I've known for a number of years," Trump said in a statement in response to a question from Karem. "He was with me from the beginning and I appreciate his loyalty and commitment to my administration. He did a great job working with me and my team. "
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The period following mid-term congressional elections is a typical period of White House turnover. Karem told his colleagues that he wanted to return to the energy sector, where he had worked before serving the president, and found a family with his wife, with whom he had married earlier this year.
Karem, a veteran of Republican Party politics, began working for Trump as an aide to the campaign in July 2015, shortly after the New York real estate developer launched his bid for the nomination. Republican presidential election.
He ended the campaign as Trump Vice President Trump's vice president of press, Mike Pence, and began his tenure at Trump's White House as general manager of the presidential promotion. (Report by Steve Holland edited by Bill Trott)
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