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The departure of Madeleine Westerhout, who was widely regarded as Trump's "gatekeeper" and had been stationed at the front of the Oval Office, was reported by the New York Times.
The report said Westerhout was considered a "separated employee" and would not be allowed back in the White House after the president found out she "indiscreetly" divulged information about the Trump family and Oval Office operations in a recent off-the-record dinner with reporters in Bedminster, New Jersey, where Trump had a working vacation.
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