Ep. 242 | Constitutional Chats | George Sifakis | A Day In The Life Of An Assistant To The President

The Executive Branch of our country, led by the President, oversees millions of federal employees and hundreds of White House staff.  Obviously, the President cannot directly manage all of these employees.  To aid in this administrative function, the President appoints several dozen "Assistants to the President."  This is the highest ranking staff position in the White House and their duty is to provide strategic counsel and oversee major initiatives based on goals set by the President.  To further explain this role, we have a former Assistant to the President on our chat today.  George Sifakis served in the first Trump administration as an Assistant to the President and later as Director of the Office of Public Liaison.