12-08-2018, 08:55 PM
Homeland Security Secretary turned Chief of Staff, General John Kelly, has been rumored to be out the door so many times over the last year.
This time, it's confirmed to be imminently true. President Trump announced this morning that Kelly will be leaving at the end of the month.
My impression of Kelly changed significantly during his time with the Trump Administration. I admired him when he was a non-political (publicly) military leader.
But.......even people who hold positions requiring judgments that aren't affected by political considerations likely hold strong political beliefs, to which they're entitled.
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Anyway, the name I'm seeing most as Kelly's likely replacement is Nick Ayers (pictured left with Kelly), a youthful but experienced political operative who serves as Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence.
In Ayers, Trump reportedly sees what Kelly was not: a wily political operative whose focus would be on politics and campaigning as the president looks toward his re-election bid.
This time, it's confirmed to be imminently true. President Trump announced this morning that Kelly will be leaving at the end of the month.
My impression of Kelly changed significantly during his time with the Trump Administration. I admired him when he was a non-political (publicly) military leader.
But.......even people who hold positions requiring judgments that aren't affected by political considerations likely hold strong political beliefs, to which they're entitled.
Anyway, the name I'm seeing most as Kelly's likely replacement is Nick Ayers (pictured left with Kelly), a youthful but experienced political operative who serves as Chief of Staff to Vice President Mike Pence.
In Ayers, Trump reportedly sees what Kelly was not: a wily political operative whose focus would be on politics and campaigning as the president looks toward his re-election bid.