Reince Priebus forced out as Trump names John Kelly new chief of staff Read moreWhile some advisers have questioned the wisdom of the move, the president has got himself a bona fide retired four-star US Marine Corps general in the shape of John F Kelly. While at homeland security, Kelly has presided over a crackdown on illegal migrants and a more aggressive posture for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). While in that role, he differed with Barack Obama on key issues, and had warned of vulnerabilities along the United States’ southern border with Mexico. At the time Trump picked him for Homeland Security, he was the third general tapped for a high-level job in the new administration. Kelly will hope to have a better relationship with Anthony Scaramucci, the White House’s new communications director, whose relationship this month appears to have spelled the end for Reince Priebus in the chief of staff role.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2017 22:18 UTC