“John Kelly will be leaving — I don’t know if I can say ‘retiring,'” the president said. John Kelly will be leaving at the end of the year.”Trump has settled on Nick Ayers, a youthful but experienced political operative who serves as chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, as his top choice to replace Kelly, people familiar with the matter said. In Ayers, Trump sees what Kelly, a career military officer, was not: a wily political operative whose focus would be on politics and campaigning as the president looks toward his re-election bid. Trump, who does not want more turn-over, is pressing Ayers to agree to a more permanent stay, those familiar with the discussions said. Pence and Ayers also attended.

Source: bd News24 December 09, 2018 06:33 UTC