Chris Wallace on Spicer Resignation: ‘You Just Have to Wonder Now About Reince Priebus’

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WALLACE: "Well, I -- I -- look, I don’t know about Bannon, and -- and I've not -- you know, and I don’t realize, because of Bannon and Priebus have had a very odd relationship. There have been times when they’ve been at each other’s throats, especially early in the -- the Trump presidency. There have been times when they seem to get along better. This strikes me as being more of a blow to the prestige and standing of Reince Priebus. Because as chief of staff, he -- you know, not to say that he’s in control of the staff or that he has signed off, obviously the president does, but, you know, he -- he does have a lot of say in the staff, he certainly oversees the staff and particularly, as -- as I pointed out earlier, Spicer was Priebus’ man behind the podium. He was brought in by Priebus. And for him to be let go or quit when it was a choice of Scaramucci or Spicer, again, very much speaks -- raises questions about Priebus’ standing in this White House. And you know, look, it’s become clear, as we see with Jeff Sessions that, you know, there is no tenure in the White House. There is no permanent [indecipherable] here. You -- you -- you serve at the pleasure of the president and the president’s pleasure can change on a dime. And clearly that seems to have happened without Sessions, seems to have happen to some degree with Spicer at least as compared to the choice of Scaramucci, and you jut have to wonder now about Reince Priebus."