Chief of Staff Kelly leaving White House at end of the year, Trump says
WASHINGTON - John F. Kelly, the retired four-star Marine general who became President Donald Trump's second chief of staff, will be leaving that post by month's end after struggling for a year and a half to bring order to a White House beset by chaos thanks to the president's impetuous behavior - and occasionally Kelly's own.
Trump confirmed Kelly's imminent departure on Saturday as he left the White House to attend the annual Army-Navy football game.
"John Kelly will be leaving at the end of the year," the president said, adding that he would announce a replacement - perhaps "on an interim basis" - in a day or two.
Speculation has focused on Nick Ayers, a young but seasoned Republican operative who is now chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.
Although the president and his chief of staff reportedly
