--President Donald Trump drove out his chief of staff on Friday, replacing Reince Priebus with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in an explosive move that ends a turbulent six-month tenure. "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 Chief Strategist Steve Bannon is expected to stay, at least for now, sources tell CNN's Sara Murray and Jeff Zeleny. Kelly takes overSpeaking in New York, Trump offered effusive praise for Kelly, though he didn't hint he would soon be working from the West Wing. Unusual White House power structurePriebus' 189-day tenure as chief of staff is the shortest in modern presidential history, according to David Cohen, a University of Akron professor who studies the position.

Source: CNN July 28, 2017 20:57 UTC