As the new national "Who will be next?" pastime takes flight, White House chief of staff John Kelly and Donald Tump have reportedly reached a truce, writes the Wall Street Journal.
But on Thursday, Messrs. Trump and Kelly had a productive meeting that left both men reassured. Mr. Trump told advisers afterward that Mr. Kelly was “100% safe.” Mr. Kelly told his associates that, at least for the moment, he and the president had patched things up. “I’m in,” Mr. Kelly told staff.
Apparently, Heidi Klum's "You're out!" is in the offing as the next West Wing catchphrase. Because however "in" Kelly is at the moment, two-time White House winner Mick Mulvaney (budget director and supposed consumer protection chief) and one-time Team Trump chump Corey Lewandowski are reportedly waiting in the wings for Kelly's job. The one-time lawmaker and recent author (of a book!) just might become the de facto intellectual heavyweights in a White House that very likely will soon be flooded with the bluster of cable news bloviators. The Washington Post writes:
Trump has decided to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser and is actively discussing Fox News contributor John Bolton as a potential successor.
A leading contender to replace Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is Pete Hegseth, the co-host of “Fox and Friends Weekend.”
The president named CNBC analyst and former host Larry Kudlow to replace former Goldman Sachs president Gary Cohn as his chief economic adviser on Wednesday.
Just to name a few.
Forget about trying to keep up, folks. Really, no one wants to get too consumed with what's going on under the hood of that orange flatbed parked in the Oval Office.