White
House Chief of Staff John Kelly, left, watches as President
Donald Trump makes remarks to members of the media during his
arrival at the Pentagon, Thursday, January 18,
2018.
Associated Press/Pablo Martinez
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President Donald Trump has reportedly fumed over White
House chief of staff John Kelly's interview on Fox News last
week, in which Kelly said Trump's policy for the US-Mexico
border wall had "evolved."
Trump is reportedly considering having Kelly
replaced.
First daughter and senior adviser Ivanka Trump is
believed to be leading the search to find Kelly's potential
replacement.
Nearly a week after White House chief of staff John Kelly's
interview on Fox News, in
which he said President Donald Trump's proposed policies touted
on the 2016 campaign trail were "not informed," Trump is
reportedly eyeing candidates to replace Kelly, according to
Republican sources cited in a Vanity Fair report published Monday.
Although sources in the report said that Kelly was not on
chopping block just yet, first daughter and senior adviser Ivanka
Trump is said to be leading the search effort to find
replacements.
"Ivanka is the most worried about it," one person who was said to
have spoken with Ivanka told Vanity Fair. "She's trying to figure
who replaces Kelly."
One candidate proposed by Trump included GOP lobbyist David
Urban, who helped navigate Trump's campaign in Pennsylvania,
Vanity Fair reported.
Kelly, who replaced former White House chief of staff Reince
Priebus in July, has sought to bring stability to a constantly
embattled Oval Office that has seen record-high turnover in its
first 12 months.
Once implanted in Trump's circle, the former four-star Marine
Corps general, earned the nickname "Church Lady," for his
attempts to moderate traffic in the West Wing and introduce a
military-like discipline to a freewheeling Oval Office culture
under Trump.
Kelly's efforts have not gone unnoticed, particularly by his
boss, according to multiple reports.
"The more Kelly plays up that he's being the adult in the room —
that it's basically combat duty and he's serving the country —
that kind of thing drives Trump nuts," a Republican familiar with
the situation told Vanity Fair reporter Gabriel Sherman.
Trump, who is known to bristle at speculation that
he's being managed, is also
believed to have expressed his displeasure with Kelly's
performance: "I've got another nut job here who thinks he's
running things," Trump said to a friend, according to a
Republican source cited by Vanity Fair.
Meanwhile, one day after Kelly's Fox News interview, Trump
lavished praise on Kelly: "He is great,
I think he is doing a great job," Trump reportedly said. "I think
General Kelly is doing a really great job. He is a very special
guy."
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