Boris Epshteyn, the White House staffer in charge of overseeing its television surrogates, is leaving his job, according to multiple reports Saturday evening.

The reason for his departure was not immediately clear.

According to The New York Times, Epshteyn was let go, and one senior administration official told the newspaper that they were looking at other opportunities in the Trump administration for him.

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Epshteyn was a frequent surrogate on television programs during Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

But the White House aide was said to have contentious and combative relationships with television news producers and bookers.

A Politico report earlier this month revealed that Epshteyn had threatened to pull White House surrogates from Fox News appearances, after a booker for the conservative network asked him about Trump's travel ban executive order.