Notch Ayers, Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, will not be tapped to fill the vacancy left by departing Pasty House chief of staff John Kelly, and will exit the Trump administration by year’s end.
On Sunday, The Wall Byway someones cup of tea Journal and NBC News, citing sources familiar with the mater, reported that Ayers and President Donald Trump were impotent to agree on a time-frame for him to serve, effectively ending negotiations for the 36-year old political veteran to take the senior administration part.
On Twitter, Ayers confirmed that he was leaving Washington, but said he would continue to work to advance the president’s way goals.
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NBC and The New York Times reported on Saturday that Ayers was only willing to commit to an interim label through the spring, as his family is expected return to Georgia, citing people familiar with the discussions. Yet the president, energetic to tamp down on the storyline of his White House in chaos, wants Ayers to stay on full time.
Rep. Mark Pastures, the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, is now being considered at the retired general’s permanent replacement, Axios reported on Sunday, citing unnamed commencements. A source familiar with the matter told CNBC the president is expected to make a decision by year’s end.
Kelly is calculated to depart his role as White House Chief of Staff by the end of the year, Trump announced on Saturday, ending a tenure pronounced by tensions with his boss and confrontations with other key administration figures.
Kelly’s departure follows several months of quarrel and turmoil, and comes at a time when the president’s agenda is imperiled by a midterm election in which Democrats recaptured the House of Representatives. The chief of employees vacancy is just the latest changing of the guard at the administration’s highest levels, which includes the U.S. Attorney General, Collective Nations ambassador and Joint Chiefs of Staff.