By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-chief-of-staff-john-kelly-to-leave-at-years-end Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump says chief of staff John Kelly to leave at year’s end Politics Dec 8, 2018 1:40 PM EDT WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year. Trump isn’t saying immediately who will replace Kelly, a retired Marine general who has served as chief of staff since July 2017. But the president says an announcement about a replacement will be coming in the next day or two. President Trump just now: “John Kelly will be leaving toward the end of the year.” Trump added that Kelly is “a great guy.” “We’ll be announcing who will be taking John’s place” over the next day or two, Trump said. — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) December 8, 2018 Trump spoke to reporters at the White House before departing for the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. He calls Kelly “a great guy.” The West Wing shake-up comes as Trump is anticipating the challenge of governing and oversight when Democrats take control of the House in January, and as gears up for his own campaign for re-election in 2020. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says chief of staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year. Trump isn’t saying immediately who will replace Kelly, a retired Marine general who has served as chief of staff since July 2017. But the president says an announcement about a replacement will be coming in the next day or two. President Trump just now: “John Kelly will be leaving toward the end of the year.” Trump added that Kelly is “a great guy.” “We’ll be announcing who will be taking John’s place” over the next day or two, Trump said. — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) December 8, 2018 Trump spoke to reporters at the White House before departing for the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia. He calls Kelly “a great guy.” The West Wing shake-up comes as Trump is anticipating the challenge of governing and oversight when Democrats take control of the House in January, and as gears up for his own campaign for re-election in 2020. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now