Trump’s top choice for chief of staff not taking job; other candidates in running
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump’s top choice for chief of staff not taking job; other candidates in running

Hindustan Times  

Nick Ayers, Donald Trump’s top choice to be his next chief of staff, is no longer in the running and the U.S. president is now considering at least two other candidates, sources familiar with the matter said on Sunday, the latest sign of a chaotic White House staff shake-up. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Republican Representative Mark Meadows, chairman of the right-wing House Freedom Caucus, are among the possible contenders to replace current White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, one source told Reuters. One of the sources said Ayers would return to “America First Policies,” a combative group that he helped found before joining Pence in the White House. Fake News has been saying with certainty it was Nick Ayers, a spectacular person who will always be with our #MAGA agenda,” Trump said in a message on Twitter, referring to his slogan “Make America Great Again.” “I will be making a decision soon!” Ayers wrote earlier on Twitter: “I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause.” One source said Trump had sought a two-year commitment from Ayers but that he was unable to agree to that.

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Loyalty is common thread as Trump fills foreign policy, immigration jobs
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Loyalty is common thread as Trump fills foreign policy, immigration jobs

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump is stocking his cabinet and White House staff with loyalists with deep congressional experience who back his agenda on immigration and foreign policy—mostly shunning establishment Republicans whom he blames for thwarting his first-term goals. He wants ‘yes men’ and ‘yes women,’" said John Bolton, who was national security adviser during Trump’s first term but is now one …

As Donald Trump staffs up for second term, only MAGA loyalists need apply
1 month, 4 weeks ago

As Donald Trump staffs up for second term, only MAGA loyalists need apply

Live Mint  

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The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump
2 months ago

The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump

Deccan Chronicle  

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The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump
2 months ago

The hardest job in Washington? A look at those who have served as chief of staff for Trump

Live Mint  

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Donald Trump’s White House team: Who are top contenders for key roles in new US administration?
2 months ago

Donald Trump’s White House team: Who are top contenders for key roles in new US administration?

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has made his first major appointment for the new administration, naming a chief of staff on Thursday. They are overseeing key preparations as new personnel are brought in to shape the next phase of Donald Trump’s administration. List of potential candidates for key roles in Donald Trump’s administration: Chief of Staff: Susie Wiles, Donald Trump’s campaign chief, was …

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House
1 year, 10 months ago

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s been called the worst job in Washington. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the White House chief of staff is a kind of a “chief operating officer of the country.” “He’s not the biggest problem solver. “But he’s got to run the government, and that’s a task which very few chiefs of staff have had real experience in …

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House
1 year, 10 months ago

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House

The Independent  

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Great resignation' reaches White House with staff turnover
2 years, 7 months ago

Great resignation' reaches White House with staff turnover

ABP News  

Washington, Jun 9 : New White House press secretary Karine Jean Pierre was delivering her third on-camera goodbye to a departing staffer in less than 24 hours when she quipped to reporters, “I promise we will have a press shop.” She added: “Not everyone is leaving.” It's a dynamic playing out across the White House complex this month — and …

Top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway leaving White House job
4 years, 4 months ago

Top Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway leaving White House job

Al Jazeera  

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Trump’s top communications aide Bill Shine quits, moves to re-election campaign
5 years, 10 months ago

Trump’s top communications aide Bill Shine quits, moves to re-election campaign

Hindustan Times  

White House communications director Bill Shine has resigned as Donald Trump’s top White House communications aide and will move to work on the U.S. president’s 2020 re-election campaign, the White House said on Friday. White House communications director Bill Shine has resigned as Donald Trump’s top White House communications aide and will move to work on the U.S. president’s 2020 …

What senior staffers who left the White House in 2018 had to say about Trump
6 years ago

What senior staffers who left the White House in 2018 had to say about Trump

LA Times  

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Budget head Mulvaney picked as Trump’s next chief of staff
6 years ago

Budget head Mulvaney picked as Trump’s next chief of staff

Associated Press  

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‘Many’ candidates vying for chief of staff job, Trump says
6 years ago

‘Many’ candidates vying for chief of staff job, Trump says

Associated Press  

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Trump will keep John Kelly as his chief of staff into the New Year
6 years ago

Trump will keep John Kelly as his chief of staff into the New Year

Daily Mail  

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MSNBC panelist calls it 'load of crap' Pence chief Nick Ayers would rather spend more time with family
6 years, 1 month ago

MSNBC panelist calls it 'load of crap' Pence chief Nick Ayers would rather spend more time with family

Raw Story  

Editor and MSNBC commentator John Podhoretz doesn't buy that Nick Ayers would rather go back to Georgia and spend more time with his family than serve as a president's chief of staff. "It's striking Nick Ayers said to Trump, 'I don't want it. I'm not saying he's a liar, but people don't get offered the White House chief of staff …

Donald Trump's expected replacement chief of staff Nick Ayers opts to leave the White House
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's expected replacement chief of staff Nick Ayers opts to leave the White House

ABC  

The man expected to be Donald Trump's next chief of staff has turned down the job, according to US media reports. Nick Ayers, 36, has been chief of staff to US Vice-President Mike Pence and was thought to be the frontrunner to take up the role for the US President, with the pair having have held discussions about the job …

Donald Trump's chief of staff John Kelly to leave post by end of the year
6 years, 1 month ago

Donald Trump's chief of staff John Kelly to leave post by end of the year

ABC  

United States President Donald Trump's chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job by year's end amid an expected West Wing reshuffle reflecting a focus on the 2020 re-election campaign and the challenge of governing with Democrats reclaiming control of the House. Key points: The retired four-star general was hired by Mr Trump by tweet in July 2017 He …

Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave by end of year
6 years, 1 month ago

Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave by end of year

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump on Saturday said his Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his job at end of the year in the latest shake-up un the White House, as he gears up for the twin challenges of battling for re-election and dealing with the Democrats’ investigations once they take control of the House. “Give Nick a call,” Trump has …

John Kelly expected to resign soon, no longer on speaking terms with Trump
6 years, 1 month ago

John Kelly expected to resign soon, no longer on speaking terms with Trump

CNN  

Washington CNN — John Kelly is expected to resign as White House chief of staff in the coming days, two sources familiar with the situation unfolding in the West Wing tell CNN. The expected departure would end a tumultuous tenure for Kelly, who was brought on to bring order to the White House but whose time as chief of staff …

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