Micah Ketchel, Florida Republican CongressmanMike Waltz's congressional chief of staff, will be senior adviser and a special assistant to the president, one of the sources said. Trump announced Waltz as his pick for National Security Advisor back in November. Ketchel previously worked for the Repub...
“If the White House had evidence to contest those facts, they would allow Mr. Mulvaney to be deposed, as three chiefs of staffs of President Clinton were during his impeachment proceedings,” the official added. ABC News' Katherine Faulders contributed to this report. ...
"It's not tenable for Kelly to remain in this position so weakened," said Chris Whipple, author of "Gatekeepers," a history of modern White House chiefs of staff. "More than any of his predecessors, Donald Trump needs an empowered chief of staff to tell him what he does not want to ...
{mosads}Immediately after his swearing in, the president and Kelly attended a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Trump told Cabinet members Kelly would go down in history as one of the “great” chiefs of staff “ever.” Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general who is replacing ousted c...
WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Donald Trump made a congratulatory phone call to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, White House chief of staff John Kelly wasn't on the line.
”“Milley was a stupid person, very stupid,” Trump said of Gen. Mark A. Milley, whom he picked to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He added of his onetime chief of staff, “Guys like John Kelly are one of the — he’s one of the dumbest people I’ve ...
Trump tweeted the announcement, saying "I am pleased to announce my nomination of four-star General Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the United States Army - as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing General Joe Dunford, who will be retiring. I am thankful to both of these ...
Successful chiefs of staff serve as the president’s confidant, help execute a president’s agenda and balance competing political and policy priorities. They also tend to serve as a gatekeeper, helping determine whom the president spends his time with and whom he speaks to — an effort Trump...
Trump went through four chiefs of staff - including one who served in an acting capacity for a year - during his first administration, part of a record-setting personnel churn. Many top aides were cast out by Trump in his first term, who resented being made to feel managed o...
Trump had four chiefs of staff during his first term, and parted with some of them on uncomfortable terms. Trump's longest-serving White House chief of staff, John Kelly, said during the campaign that Trump meets the definition of a fascist and warned against a second Trump term. Reince Pr...