After a week of White House turmoil spilling into public view, Mr. Trump insisted there was “No WH chaos!” just an hour before he swore in a retired four-star Marine Corps general as his new chief of staff. “What he’s done in terms of Homeland Security is record-shattering,” Mr. Trump said after Mr. Kelly’s swearing in. “The country is optimistic, and I think the general will just add to it,” Mr. Trump said. Mr. Trump and Mr. Priebus never completely meshed in the Trump White House, where a typical chain of command has been leveled by family members and close advisers with equal access to the president and influence over policy. Now Mr. Trump has picked up that cudgel.

Source: New York Times July 31, 2017 13:32 UTC