Trump's List of Chief of Staff Candidates Is ... Woof
President Trump announced on Saturday that White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will be leaving the administration by the year’s end. The new is not surprising. The president has already jettisoned dozens of top officials, and it had long been rumored that Trump and Kelly’s relationship had soured. Nick Ayers, the chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, had been Trump’s top choice to replace Kelly. According to the New York Times, the White House had even drafted a press release announcing Ayers’ appointment. On Sunday, however, Ayers announced that he, too, will be leaving the administration at the end of the year. “Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House,” he wrote. “I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause #Georgia.”
Trump blamed the Fake News.
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Ayers’ departure has put the White House in a difficult position as, according to the Times, Trump had “no obvious second option” for the critical job. The new list of potential candidates hasn’t been inspiring, and several of the officials who have been linked to the position have rebuffed the suggestion that they might be interested. Among those who reportedly aren’t tripping over themselves to replace Kelly are Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer.
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Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC), one of the Trump’s most enthusiastic defenders in Congress, has also been mentioned. Kelly was criticized for lacking the political savvy necessary to manage the White House, and Meadows would ostensibly be able to help the president navigate the onslaught of congressional investigations expected to be launched once Democrats take control of the House of Representatives in January. He also seems interested in the job. “Serving as Chief of Staff would be an incredible honor,” he told Politico. “The President has a long list of qualified candidates and I know he’ll make the best selection for his administration and for the country.”
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