Hard-charging operative Nick Ayers poised to become Trump's third chief of staff

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Hard-charging operative Nick Ayers poised to become Trump's third chief of staff
by David M. Drucker
 | December 07, 2018 07:20 PM



President Trump appears poised to make Nick Ayers his third chief of staff as he prepares for re-election, replacing John Kelly with a wunderkind political operative whose confident, no-nonsense manner has ruffled feathers but also stirred admiration.

Trump is poaching the 36-year-old Ayers from Vice President Mike Pence, for whom he has served as chief of staff since the summer of last year.

Beginning in his early 20s, Ayers served as campaign manager on gubernatorial and presidential campaigns, directed the Republican Governors Association, worked on the Trump-Pence 2016 operation, and advised several Republican candidates over the years as an outside consultant.

Ayers has a demanding management style that often chafed older subordinates. But his fans say he has proven himself a smart, effective political tactician.

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[DB]

I doubt a 36 year old has enough experience to manage that kind of job.

[Chosen Daughter]

I doubt a 36 year old has enough experience to manage that kind of job.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Interesting.  This could be quite a deficit heading into reelection.

“Kelly has huge voids,” said a Republican insider who is otherwise pleased with the job he’s done in the West Wing and requested anonymity in order to speak candidly. “He does not have a political bone in his body.”

Ayers has a political campaign background.

Beginning in his early 20s, Ayers served as campaign manager on gubernatorial and presidential campaigns, directed the Republican Governors Association, worked on the Trump-Pence 2016 operation, and advised several Republican candidates over the years as an outside consultant.
 
Ayers has a demanding management style that often chafed older subordinates. But his fans say he has proven himself a smart, effective political tactician.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I doubt a 36 year old has enough experience to manage that kind of job.

He's been around the block, as they say @DB

James Nicholas Ayers (born August 16, 1982) is an American political strategist who has been Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence since July 2017.

He previously served as national chairman for Mike Pence's vice-presidential campaign in 2016, and as the former executive director of the Republican Governors Association from 2007 to 2010.

He also was principal of C5 Creative Consulting, based in Atlanta, and is one of four leading figures in America First Policies, a pro-Trump nonprofit organization founded in January 2017.

From November 2016 to January 2017, Ayers was a senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. In December 2018, multiple news organizations described him as a leading contender to succeed John F. Kelly as White House Chief of Staff.

In 2010, Ayers was named as one of Time's 40 most influential people in politics under the age of 40, highlighting his growing influence in national politics.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Ayers