Senior White House Official Placed On Leave After Trashing Trump In Sting Operation

The White House placed a top administration official on leave after an undercover sting operation revealed his deep disdain for President Donald Trump. Benjamin Ellisten, a senior budget analyst and funding manager for the White House, told James O’Keefe’s undercover journalist that Trump is a “madman” who is “f*cking it up for everybody.” Ellisten, who has worked at the White House since 2024, has since been placed on administrative leave, a White House official told the Daily Caller. “He has no direct access to the President or Senior Staff, and does not work on the White House campus,” the official...