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Title: Pence aide Ayers will not be White House chief of staff
Post by: corbe on December 09, 2018, 09:41:39 pm
Pence aide Ayers will not be White House chief of staff

By Brett Samuels  - 12/09/18 04:30 PM EST  

Nick Ayers, the current chief of staff for Vice President Pence, will not be President Trump's next White House chief of staff, an official confirmed to The Hill on Sunday.

Ayers, who was considered one of the likeliest choices to replace John Kelly, will instead work for the super PAC supporting the president, the source said. Trump will settle on a new chief of staff by the end of the year.

Ayers announced the news a short time later on Twitter.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420483-ayers-no-longer-considered-for-white-house-chief-of-staff (https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420483-ayers-no-longer-considered-for-white-house-chief-of-staff)
Title: Re: Pence aide Ayers will not be White House chief of staff
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on December 09, 2018, 10:35:26 pm
FTA

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Ayers was widely seen as the frontrunner to succeed Kelly, but he could not come to an agreement with Trump about the terms of his service. 

The president wanted Ayers to make a long-term commitment to the job. But the 36-year-old aide was unwilling to commit to anything more than an interim role, expressing a desire to return to his home state of Georgia with his wife and children, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Title: Re: Pence aide Ayers will not be White House chief of staff
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on December 09, 2018, 10:36:36 pm
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Nick Ayers
 âœ”  @nick_ayers   

Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House. I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause. 🇺🇸 #Georgia

4:28 PM - Dec 9, 2018
Title: Re: Pence aide Ayers will not be White House chief of staff
Post by: corbe on December 09, 2018, 11:20:57 pm
   Sources within the White House have also indicated that Manafort has also declined the offer citing the need to spend more time with Prison Officials in Va.
Title: Re: Pence aide Ayers will not be White House chief of staff
Post by: edpc on December 09, 2018, 11:47:07 pm
Quote from: corbe on December 09, 2018, 11:20:57 pm
Sources within the White House have also indicated that Manafort has also declined the offer citing the need to spend more time with Prison Officials in Va.


LOL - likewise with Cohen and the federal pen. According to reports, he actually expected to be CoS, at one time.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/385074-cohen-told-associates-he-expected-to-be-trumps-first-chief-of