Trump, aides upset Mulvaney had no plan to handle fallout from whistleblower complaint: report

President Trump and some of his aides are reportedly upset with acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney for not being prepared to deal with the fallout from the whistleblower report.

CNN reported Sunday that Mulvaney was not prepared to justify what the whistleblower complaint or the memorandum of Trump’s call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

{mosads}A source told the news outlet that some in the White House were frustrated with Mulvaney, saying the lack of response sparked more controversy.

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement to The Hill on Monday that the reports on Mulvaney were “manufactured palace intrigue.”

“The fact is that President Trump and this Administration have done nothing wrong,” Grisham said. “Why would we need to implement a strategy to explain the contents of a document we willingly released? Sounds to me like more anonymous troublemakers working to stir the pot for their own selfish reasons.”

Sources told CNN that the president may not push to fire Mulvaney right now in the midst of the impeachment inquiry.

The president has had two previous White House chiefs of staff before Mulvaney.

Updated on Monday at 2:10 p.m.