Washington (CNN) The White House considered replacing Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long, who is the subject of an ongoing Department of Homeland Security inspector general investigation, before Hurricane Florence hit the East Coast, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Citing a source familiar with the matter, the newspaper reported that senior White House officials discussed replacing Long in the past several days, but chief of staff John Kelly ultimately decided to leave Long in his role until the internal watchdog's final report was completed. A senior official told the Journal that the White House has begun discussing potential replacements for Long, who has been on the job since June 2017. A senior DHS official familiar with conversations on Long's future told CNN, "He has never been asked to resign." White House press secretary Sarah Sanders declined to comment to CNN on conversations about Long's future, and referred questions to DHS.

Source: CNN September 15, 2018 01:52 UTC