Trump Consults 🔉 on Successors for Chief of Staff John Kelly❗

President Donald Trump is consulting with advisers about whom he should tap as his next chief of staff, with John Kelly expected to depart the administration as early as this summer, possibly even this week, according to people familiar with the matter.


The two front-runners for the job, the people said, are Nick Ayers, who serves as chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and Mick Mulvaney, who heads the Office of Management and Budget as well as serving as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Plans for Mr. Kelly’s exit aren’t yet final, the people said. Aides have fallen out of favor with the president before and yet held on to jobs longer than anticipated as Mr. Trump gets more feedback on his team’s performance.

The White House declined to comment.