And that's what he gave political Washington on Tuesday when news broke that Trump had asked embattled chief of staff John Kelly to stay on through the 2020 election -- and that Kelly had agreed. How the heck did we go from "Kelly is a dead man walking" to "Kelly is in through 2020?" Everyone in the White House serves at the pleasure of the President -- more so with this President than most. Second, Trump has made clear time and time again that he believes he is the only person who matters in the White House (or the broader government). Trump views himself as the only indispensable piece in the White House.

Source: CNN July 31, 2018 18:45 UTC