All eyes on Kelly as Trump shake-up gathers steam
By Niall Stanage - 12/08/18 06:00 AM EST
President Trump’s long-awaited staff shake-up is underway, but the biggest development is yet to come.
White House chief of staff John Kelly’s departure is expected to be announced any day now, with Nick Ayers the overwhelming favorite to succeed him.
Ayers, chief of staff to Vice President Pence, is a much more political figure than Kelly, the retired Marine general whose primary focus throughout his White House tenure has been on managerial efficiency rather than strategy.
But the same strengths that commend Ayers to his supporters — and to the president — also draw pushback from others.
Ayers’s name has been floated for the top job before and “all of Nick’s detractors went on the warpath,†according to one source close to the White House.
“He has sharp elbows but he is an A-list political talent. And that often breeds resentment,†the source added.
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