John Kelly intends to remain as Trump's chief of staff through 2020 reelection
Source: Washington Post
John F. Kelly plans to remain as White House chief of staff through President Trumps 2020 reelection campaign, a White House official confirmed Tuesday, quieting speculation that Kelly was nearing the exits because of tensions with the president. Kelly told West Wing staff on Monday that he will stay in his post at Trumps request through the remainder of the presidents first term.
Kelly on Monday celebrated his first anniversary as chief of staff, which Trump marked on Twitter by posting a photo of the two men smiling in the Oval Office with the caption Congratulations to General John Kelly.
The Wall Street Journal first reported Kellys plans, and a White House official then confirmed the news to The Washington Post.
Kelly, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, has had a rocky tenure in the West Wing. He was appointed last July to succeed Reince Priebus, Trumps first chief of staff, after six months as secretary of homeland security.
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Right.
greatauntoftriplets
(175,760 posts)dalton99a
(81,656 posts)brush
(53,926 posts)he would've been gone long ago. He's been shunted aside by trump.
Guess he really wants that double-dip pensionone from the Marines and one from the executive branch.
ADX
(1,622 posts)jiminvegas
(104 posts)SunSeeker
(51,771 posts)no_hypocrisy
(46,250 posts)NRaleighLiberal
(60,027 posts)markses66
(94 posts)old guy
(3,284 posts)jmowreader
(50,569 posts)Trump's fan base, assuming any of them are left after Trump's deceit has been proven, would probably like Kelly as president.
The rest of us wonder what the hell is wrong with him.
LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)of scoundrels. Trump may be Mr. Orange. Kelly is Mr. Pink. They are both part of the same gang running an ongoing heist. Both are just as racist, and bigoted and greedy. One is the unhinged reckless idiot in chef, the other is the one that holds cover for him by using up whatever scraps of respect he garnered throughout his career in the military. He's there to placate some Republican voters that he is 'the sane one' and can tone down Trump.
No, he doesn't tone down Trump, he just finds ways, suggestions to his boss on how to best push through racist policies best. And if it goes south he can face the cameras to make excuses for him.
keithbvadu2
(36,981 posts)Why not? Blue Falcon has an easy job.... getting paid for being ignored.