Happening now: President Donald Trump announces replacement of Chief of Staff Reince Priebus as General John Kelly
I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American….
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
…and a Great Leader. John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my Administration
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
The President continued on to thank Priebus for his time as Chief of Staff:
I would like to thank Reince Priebus for his service and dedication to his country. We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017
This comes after much speculation about inner struggles between Whitehouse staff and new Director of Communication Anthony Scaramucci and his infamous bout with the New Yorker, where Scaramucci accused Preibus of being a “paranoid schizophrenic”, and then later on took to twitter about rampant leaks in the white house.
