Mr. Trump is not “ceding” control to Mr. Pence, he is delegating authority as required to meet his needs. He likely thinks that the VP will provide quality candidates for the position.
I am always fascinated by the reports of intrigues within an administration. All of these White House officials (save the VP, who is elected) serve at the pleasure of the President. Their power and influence depend primarily upon the President’s satisfaction with how they perform.
Even the VP could be frozen out and replaced at the next election.
Lt. Gen. Flynn resigned because Mr. Trump lost confidence in him. I get the impression that the President likes and trusts the Vice President, and was unhappy that his Nat’l Security Advisor was not completely honest with the VP.
I am not Mr. Trump’s biggest fan, his style grates on me frequently. However, I never doubted his managerial and leadership abilities. He is in charge, not the VP or the staff.
Trump needs to sleep with both eyes open. Trust no one who wasn’t personally selected by him and part of his original team. There will be an attempt to remove him by the Democrats and the old guard Republicans. They are far closer to each other than to an uncontrollable outsider like Trump.