President Trump on Friday abruptly named Mick Mulvaney, currently the director of the Office of Management and Budget, as acting White House chief of staff, elevating a conservative ideologue with congressional experience to steer the administration through a treacherous phase. A White House official said in a briefing to reporters that deputy budget director Russell Vought would replace Mulvaney as OMB director, but other aides said later that Mulvaney may do both jobs. “I am pleased to announce that Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of Staff, replacing General John Kelly, who has served our Country with distinction,” Trump wrote on Twitter. [‘There was no Plan B’: Trump scrambles to find chief of staff after top candidate turns him down]Mulvaney has worn several hats in the Trump administration. At the White House, Mulvaney established himself as one of the most detail-oriented officials.

Source: Washington Post December 14, 2018 22:27 UTC