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White House aides attempt disappearing act amid impeachment talk

Those typically eager to defend president avoiding appearances

By JILL COLVIN, Associated Press
Published: October 10, 2019, 10:04pm
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From left, counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, and Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley, listen as President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Florida.
From left, counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, and Deputy White House press secretary Hogan Gidley, listen as President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, before boarding Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., and then on to Florida. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) (patrick semansky/Associated Press) Photo Gallery

WASHINGTON — They’ve skipped the high-profile Sunday TV shows and avoided driveway chat sessions with reporters. Few who are typically eager to defend the president have appeared at all on television this month.

White House officials close to President Donald Trump are pulling off a disappearing act, remaining largely absent from public view — in the middle of the storm over impeachment.

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