U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would name Mick Mulvaney, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, as acting White House chief of staff. "I am pleased to announce that Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of Staff, replacing General John Kelly, who has served our Country with distinction," Trump wrote on Twitter. … [Read more...] about Trump names budget director as new White House chief of staff
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Trump announces acting White House chief of staff
US President Donald Trump said in a statement he has selected Director of the Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney to be acting White House chief of staff after John Kelly leaves at the end of the yearl, Trend reports citing Sputnik. "I am pleased to announce that Mick Mulvaney, Director of the Office of Management & Budget, will be named Acting White House Chief of Staff, replacing General John Kelly," Trump tweeted on Friday. "Mick has done an outstanding job while in the Administration," he added. On December 11 the US President Donald Trump stated that he will reveal a name of his new chief of staff within the two following weeks. Later he narrowed the list of candidates to 5 people, who were described by Trump as "really good ones, terrific people". US media reported that among those, who could be suggested to the position of the Chief of Staff were Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, and Office of Management and Budget … [Read more...] about Trump announces acting White House chief of staff
Who has Donald Trump named as his next White House chief of staff?
News / UK and world by Press Association December 14, 2018, 10:46 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter President Donald Trump has announced that budget director Mick Mulvaney will be his next chief of staff. Mr Trump tweeted on Friday that Mr Mulvaney “has done an outstanding job” in his administration and would take over next year. Mr Trump deemed Mr Mulvaney his “acting chief of staff” but it was not immediately clear what that meant for the length of his tenure. He will replace John Kelly. Mr Trump praised Mr Kelly’s service and called him a “great patriot” in the tweet. Mr Trump announced last week that Mr Kelly, who served in the post for more than a year, would soon be departing. The president’s first choice was Nick Ayers, the vice president’s chief of staff, who bowed out after being unable to come to an agreement on how long he would serve in the post. Journalist and … [Read more...] about Who has Donald Trump named as his next White House chief of staff?
Mick Mulvaney to be acting White House chief of staff
The White House chief of staff sweepstakes is over — and Mick Mulvaney is the winner, President Trump announced on Twitter Friday. Mulvaney is currently the director of the Office of Management and Budget and the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He will replace outgoing White House chief of staff John Kelly.Only hours early, the president had a list of five candidates, according to Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president. — This is a developing story and will be updated. … [Read more...] about Mick Mulvaney to be acting White House chief of staff
White House Christmas poem captures the year in politics
WASHINGTON - It's been two decades since Greg Clugston started writing his annual poems capturing each year in the White House. Since Bill Clinton was president, Clugston's poems have detailed both the politics and headlines in the nation's capital — all to the rhythm of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas. This year was no different with Clugston, a White House correspondent for Salem Radio Network, capturing everything from the ongoing special counsel investigation into Russian election meddling and the separation of migrant families at the border to the Oval Office meeting with rapper Kanye West and summits with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. ‘Twas the night before Christmas and in the White House, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes Border Wall funding soon would be there. POTUS was sleeping, all tucked in his bed, … [Read more...] about White House Christmas poem captures the year in politics