{"id":2601900,"date":"2026-05-12T19:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-white-house-official-caught-saying-weve-got-to-get-rid-of-trump-on-hidden-camera\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T19:31:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T23:31:56","slug":"senior-white-house-official-caught-saying-weve-got-to-get-rid-of-trump-on-hidden-camera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-white-house-official-caught-saying-weve-got-to-get-rid-of-trump-on-hidden-camera\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior White House Official Caught Saying &#8216;We&#8217;ve Got to Get Rid of Trump&#8217; on Hidden Camera"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsenior-white-house-official-caught-saying-weve-got-to-get-rid-of-trump-on-hidden-camera%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2601900&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text is an excerpt from an article describing claims made in an undercover-style video posted on X by James O\u2019keefe.<\/p>\n<p>It alleges that a White House senior budget analyst, Benjamin Ellisten, told his \u201cdate\u201d that the Trump administration should be gotten rid of, describing Trump as dangerous and criticizing his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">decision-making<\/a> and sobriety. The article also claims Ellisten made racially charged remarks about America becoming \u201ctoo diverse\u201d and said people allegedly would not know his true feelings.<\/p>\n<p>A second undercover segment is described involving Maxim Lott, identified as a White House Domestic Policy Council adviser, who reportedly characterized White house decision-making as chaotic-lacking cost-benefit analysis-and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >suggested advisors shaped policy based<\/a> on what \u201cfeels like a good idea.\u201d The piece notes that the white House did not comment on the clip and includes a content warning about vulgar language.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Note to single men, particularly in the Washington, D.C., area: Avoid unguarded conversations with a woman on a first date.<\/p>\n<p>She might have a hidden camera.<\/p>\n<p>In a clip posted Tuesday to the social media platform X by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/now-time-rise-honor-charlie-kirk-james-okeefe-trains-new-generation-citizen-journalists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James O\u2019Keefe<\/a> \u2014 best known as co-founder of Project Veritas and producer of many viral clips featuring undercover journalists on phony dates with unsuspecting government officials \u2014 a senior White House budget analyst told his date, \u201c[w]e\u2019ve got to get rid of Trump, seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Benjamin Ellisten, identified as Senior Budget Analyst\/Funding Manager at the White House, had many derogatory things to say about the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a mess,\u201d Ellisten added. \u201cHe\u2019s f***ing it up for everybody. Everybody! We\u2019ve gotta get rid of him, honestly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the \u201cdate\u201d continued, the budget analyst sounded more and more like a frustrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fired-deep-state-bureaucrats-think-trump-authoritarian-plan-protest-proving-authoritarian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bureaucrat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith him at the top,\u201d Ellisten said, \u201cit\u2019s next to impossible to \u2014 to do anything. He\u2019s a madman, literally. He\u2019s invincible. Nothing can stop him. And that\u2019s dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, Ellisten used Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-praised-showing-much-empathy-interviewer-revealed-addiction-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">legendary sobriety<\/a> against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way his decisions are so erratic, you would think he drinks,\u201d the budget analyst added. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t drink. And that\u2019s what makes him so dangerous, that someone could be of sound mind and body, totally coherent, could just be so reckless in their decision-making. That\u2019s scary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a brief interlude from the clip\u2019s narrator, Ellisten took the entire Trump administration to task.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor some reason they feel like America was getting too diverse, too liberal,\u201d Ellisten said. \u201cThey think the white man is being under attack and being suppressed and threatened to be a minority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The budget analyst, who is black, used a sarcastic tone while uttering those words.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe should never be president,\u201d Ellisten reiterated moments later. \u201cFor me, it\u2019s that simple. That\u2019s where it stops. He should never, never \u2014 .\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then, Ellisten grew more pensive, rubbing his chin as he spoke.<\/p>\n<p>He perked up moments later, however, when his \u201cdate\u201d asked if people knew his feelings about the president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, they can\u2019t know,\u201d he responded with a hearty laugh.<\/p>\n<p>The clip also featured footage of the undercover journalist\u2019s \u201cdate\u201d with Maxim Lott, identified as Special Assistant to President Trump, White House Domestic Policy Council.<\/p>\n<p>Lott did not express personal animus toward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/indianas-cignetti-gifts-trump-custom-hoosiers-jersey-ncaa-champs-visit-wh-like-guy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>. The adviser did, however, characterize White House decision-making processes as \u201cchaotic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no like, cost-benefit,\u201d Lott said moments later, \u201cand there\u2019s no like, \u2018Oh, well, this will cost $10 million, but save people $20 million.\u2019 There\u2019s nothing like that. It\u2019s just like, \u2018This feels like a good idea\u2019 or like \u2018The base supports this.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lott went on to characterize Trump\u2019s underlings as semi-rogue, acting in the president\u2019s name, but without his express approval.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media post<\/a> contains vulgar language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WHITE HOUSE CONFESSIONS: President Trump\u2019s Special Assistant on the White House Domestic Policy Council Admits Advisors Make Decisions Based on What \u201cFeels Like a Good Idea,\u201d Says \u201cThere\u2019s No Cost-Benefit,\u201d Reveals WH Staff Independently Shape Domestic Policy Based on Their Own\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/03zNK3MB3q\">pic.twitter.com\/03zNK3MB3q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 James O\u2019Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JamesOKeefeIII\/status\/2054254964793622833?\">May 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The White House has not commented on the clip.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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