Melania Trump calls for senior official's dismissal

Deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel set to be fired after spat with first lady

US deputy national security advisor Mira Ricardel
(Image credit: Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

Melania Trump has taken the extraordinary step of publicly demanding the firing of a senior White House official, following a reported argument during the first lady’s recent trip to Africa.

Deputy National Security Advisor Mira Ricardel (pictured above) is being given time to “clean out her desk”, following a statement released by Melania Trump’s communications director Stephanie Grisham, according to CNN.

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