White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigned Tuesday saying he did not want to be a " political burden " to President Bush during his 2008 re - election campaign . Bush 's son , George , informed Sununu last Wednesday that he was becoming a liability . The conversation was reported in the press Tuesday and many political strategists saw the leak as a public signal to Sununu that he should resign . Bush praised Sununu saying , " He has taken a lot of hard shots that would have landed on my chin . " Senate Majority Leader Richard Gephardt , D- Mo , said that Bush should n't expect a White House shake - up to reverse his fortunes .
White House Chief of Staff John Sununu resigned Tuesday saying he did not want to be a "political burden" to President Bush during his 1992 re-election campaign. Bush's son, George, informed Sununu last Wednesday that he was becoming a liability. The conversation was reported in the press Tuesday and many political strategists saw the leak as a public signal to Sununu that he should resign. Bush praised Sununu saying, "He has taken a lot of hard shots that would have landed on my chin." House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt, D- Mo, said that Bush shouldn't expect a White House shake-up to reverse his fortunes.