White House Social Secretary Rogers to Step Down
Desiree Rogers, who took the blame for a security breakdown at a state dinner last year, will resign as the White House social secretary next month, Fox News has confirmed.
Rogers came under fire for the White House gatecrashing incident in which a celebrity-seeking couple from northern Virginia got into the exclusive Nov. 24 affair on the South Lawn without a formal invitation, despite heavy White House security.
Rogers later acknowledged not having staff from her office at security checkpoints to help identify guests. Lawmakers had demanded that she testify to Congress about her handling of the event. The White House would not allow it.
Rogers arrived in Washington with more of a splash than any White House social secretary before her with an Harvard MBA, years of corporate experience, and a friendship with the first family.
