President Trump reportedly considered firing Chief of Staff John Kelly earlier this month and fulfilling the duties himself rather than naming a replacement.
NBC News reported Thursday that Trump suggested to others outside the White House that he would leave the chief of staff position open. He would then receive direct reports from a handful of top aides, in a set-up that would resemble how he operated the Trump Organization.
Trump has reportedly tabled the concept for the time being.
The report was published hours after former White House senior adviser Stephen Bannon suggested at a Financial Times event that if Kelly were to depart the administration, Trump would not replace him.
Trump and Kelly have reportedly clashed at various times since Kelly took over for Reince Priebus last summer. However, the president is said to have recently told advisers that Kelly’s job is “100 percent safe.”
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Trump considered firing Kelly and serving as his own chief of staff: report https://t.co/scANOtTZld pic.twitter.com/NzvODuqKVT
— The Hill (@thehill) March 23, 2018
“However, the president is said to have recently told advisers that Kelly’s job is “100 percent safe.”
ROTFL. That is what they say before someone gets the axe. This may explain why Kelly has been acting so weird lately. I had a feeling Trump told him to get with the program or he’d be gone.
I think it is a great plan for Trump to be his own COF. It would end the misery sooner rather than later.
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