Exodus: Gibbs Announces His Departure

Robert Gibbs

Washington Times - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs will step down from the podium next month and take on the role of an outside adviser to President Obama, according to multiple media reports Wednesday morning. Mr. Gibbs, a longtime Obama aide, became familiar to millions for his daily briefings from the White House press room. News of the spokesman's departure comes amid an ongoing shakeup at the White House in the wake of Democrats' major losses at the polls in November and ahead of Mr. Obama's own re-election campaign. Mr. Gibbs, known for his pastel ties and eagerness to go toe-to-toe with White House reporters, has been with Mr. Obama since his 2004 Senate campaign. His future had become the subject of widespread speculation in recent months as a string of high-profile staffers left the West Wing even before the midterm elections, including several members of Mr. Obama's economic team and his former chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, who quit to run for mayor in Chicago. Read full story here:

Exodus: Gibbs Announces His Departure