claim: White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus sent an e-mail to White House staff directing them to address Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner as "secretary."
origin: On 20 April 2017, an anonymous Twitter user that employs the screen name @RogueWHSnrAdvisor (Rogue White House Senior Advisor) posted an image of a purported e-mailed message to White House staff allegedly written by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, directing employees to henceforth refer to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the daughter and son-in-law respectively of President Donald Trump, asÂ â€œsecretaryâ€: We asked the White House Press Office to verify if the e-mail was legitimate but got no response. When we asked the person running the â€œrogueâ€ White House staff Twitter account where they obtained the memo, the response was simply, â€œit was sent to all WH staff.â€ When asked if they are a member of the White House staff, they responded only, â€œyes.â€ Although we are unable to independently verify whether the e-mail is authentic, the Trump administration has taken the unusual step of choosing members of the presidentâ€™s immediate family to work with him closely in the White House. Ivanka Trumpâ€™s title is â€œassistant to the presidentâ€ while her husbandâ€™s role is â€œsenior adviser.â€