Trump Aide, Former UConn QB Exits White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's personal aide is leaving the White House and will rejoin his campaign.

John McEntee served as the president's personal assistant. He was one of a shrinking group of campaign aides still working in the turbulent West Wing.

Trump's 2020 Republican campaign announced Tuesday that he will serve as a senior adviser for campaign operations.

Trump's White House has seen a rash of exits recently. Trump announced Tuesday that he had ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump's top economic adviser Gary Cohn left recently amid internal debate over Trump's plans for tariffs.

McEntee was a University of Connecticut starting football quarterback in 2011. A YouTube video of him completing difficult trick shots went viral with more than 7 million views.

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