Mulvaney backers turn fire on White House counsel over 'bunker mentality'

Mick Mulvaney's stumble on impeachment messaging has his supporters turning fire on White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, who sources say is viewed within the White House as having a "shelter-in-place bunker mentality."

"There's an open feud between Pat and those who want to fight and defend the president in White House, and Mick is the face of it," a White House official told the Washington Examiner, defending the acting chief of staff.

Cipollone "is not the person you want to lead a political fight. He's a civil attorney without a political bone in his body," the official said. "The majority of people working in the White House who want to fight, who want to engage in pushing against the Democrats, have been frustrated."

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