General John Kelly will take over a White House in chaos as he’s sworn in as Trump’s new chief of staff
Four-star general takes over chief of staff role for Trump on Monday
Chaotic White House resulted from Reince Priebus’s time as chief of staff
Former Trump campaign manager Cory Lewandowski says he expects Kelly to ‘restore order to the staff’
It’s unclear if all White House staff will report to Kelly, or if some will be able to bypass him and report directly to the president
DAILYMAIL.COM
31 July 2017
President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff is entering a West Wing battered by crisis.
Retired Gen. John Kelly, previously the Homeland Security secretary, takes over Monday from the ousted Reince Priebus.
Trump hopes Kelly can bring some military order to an administration weighed down by a stalled legislative agenda, a cabal of infighting West Wing aides and a stack of investigations.
Still, Kelly’s success in a chaotic White House will depend on how much authority he is granted and whether Trump’s dueling aides will put aside their rivalries to work together. Also unclear is whether a new chief of staff will have any influence over the president’s social media histrionics.
Former Trump campaign manager Cory Lewandowski, who was ousted from the campaign in June 2016, said on NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ that he expected Kelly would ‘restore order to the staff’ but also stressed that Trump was unlikely to change his style.
‘I say you have to let Trump be Trump. That is what has made him successful over the last 30 years. That is what the American people voted for,’ Lewandowski said. ‘And anybody who thinks they’re going to change Donald Trump doesn’t know Donald Trump.’
Kelly’s start follows a tumultuous week, marked by a profane tirade from the new communications director, Trump’s continued attacks on his attorney general and the failed effort by Senate Republicans to overhaul the nation’s health care law.
In addition to strain in the West Wing and with Congress, Kelly starts his new job as tensions escalate with North Korea.
The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea, following the country’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile test. The U.S. also said it conducted a successful test of a missile defense system located in Alaska.
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said on CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’ that she hopes Kelly can ‘be effective,’ and ‘begin some very serious negotiation with the North and stop this program.’
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