Since entering the White House six months ago, Trump has parted company with his national security advisor, deputy national security advisor, FBI director, press secretary, communications director, acting attorney general, deputy chief of staff and now chief of staff, a turnover of top officials that is unparalleled in US political history. "I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff," Trump tweeted. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said discussions about Priebus's departure had been taking place for weeks. Both Priebus and Spicer were part of the Republican National Committee, and the bridge that linked the party to Trump. In an eye-watering exchange with a New Yorker reporter published late Thursday, Scaramucci described Priebus as a "paranoid schizophrenic" and chief White House strategist Steve Bannon as trying to build his own brand off Trump.

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 29, 2017 00:33 UTC