Nick Ayers, left, chief of staff to Vice President Pence, and White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly attend a Cabinet meeting in May. At least four other candidates are now believed to be in the running to direct Trump’s White House, administration officials said Sunday. 🇺🇸 #Georgia — Nick Ayers (@nick_ayers) December 9, 2018“Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House,” he said. News that Ayers would not take the chief of staff job was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Trump had previously spoken with Ayers about the top administration job and had settled on him as Kelly’s likely replacement, the president’s advisers said.

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2018 21:58 UTC