Posted on 12/09/2018 2:17:46 PM PST by yesthatjallen
President Trump has privately been floating the idea of replacing Chief of Staff John Kelly with Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), according to Axios.
The news outlet, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter, reported on Sunday that Trump has recently been asking many people about who he should name as his chief of staff when Kelly officially departs.
He's asked many of them what they think of Meadows, a North Carolina congressman who is currently the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. He's also reportedly mentioned three other people as other possible candidates.
Axios said it did not have information about those possible candidates.
Meadows was rumored as a possible chief of staff contender back in February. Other people on Trump's list of contenders now include Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey tweeted that a White House official with direct knowledge confirmed Axios' report to him.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
No, it’s too risky to have a special election for the House for an R seat.
He’s got a job already.
Meadows would leave Congress?
Didn’t he just win reelection?
This. We’ve run out of feet to shoot at this point.
Mark Levin!!!
A good man.....President trusts him
.....but Press probably floating ideas and nothing else
Levin is too old.
Why not? Let’s lose a House seat (instead of a Senate seat) in a red state to the Dems, for a change.
Why again is Kelly leaving?
Mulvaney is my first choice. Even over Ayers.
I really don’t understand why anyone would take this job who wasn’t already retirement-eligible. Not only is it short-term, you can’t even run for re-election.
Meadows doesn’t have much House seniority, and is now just another minority party member.
It would seem a good choice for the White House gatekeeper, but the President seems to make these proposals without consulting with the person involved first.
Mulvaney is awesome.
Could Darrell Issa do the job?
You don’t want a flippin’ politician in that job! You want a hard-ass administrator, someone who knows how to run stuff, and how to say “NO!” about 100 times more than he says yes.
Look to industry if you can find an old guy who hasn’t been suckedi to political correctness or find another military general. Hell the guy who’s successfully run a Trump hotel for a few years would be infinitely better than anyone whose ass has warmed a Congressional seat.
Yep, the sooner POTUS distances himself from Pols, the better.
No, we have too few people in either chamber that side with the citizens and the rule of law.
Maybe. He is 65, but still ambitious, from Lebanese Christian and Mormon background. His youthful background seems a little too colorful for the President.
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