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| Trump replaces Reince Priebus with Gen. John Kelly as chief of staff | Trump replaces Reince Priebus with Gen. John Kelly as chief of staff |
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| Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is the new White House chief of staff, President Donald Trump has announced via Twitter. | Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly is the new White House chief of staff, President Donald Trump has announced via Twitter. |
| Trump tweeted Friday that retired Marine Corps general Kelly had "done a spectacular job at Homeland Security." | Trump tweeted Friday that retired Marine Corps general Kelly had "done a spectacular job at Homeland Security." |
| READ MORE: 'F**king paranoid schizophrenic': Scaramucci blasts Priebus & Bannon in rant | READ MORE: 'F**king paranoid schizophrenic': Scaramucci blasts Priebus & Bannon in rant |
| Trump also tweeted a thanks to Priebus, saying, "We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!" | Trump also tweeted a thanks to Priebus, saying, "We accomplished a lot together and I am proud of him!" |
| Rumors had circulated that Priebus would be ousted since last week's appointment of Anthony Scaramucci to the position of White House communications director. Scaramucci has all but accused Priebus of leaking inner-circle secrets to the press. | Rumors had circulated that Priebus would be ousted since last week's appointment of Anthony Scaramucci to the position of White House communications director. Scaramucci has all but accused Priebus of leaking inner-circle secrets to the press. |
| Priebus' departure follows the resignation of Sean Spicer, who had been White House press secretary. Both had worked closely together at the Republican National Committee before joining the Trump administration. | Priebus' departure follows the resignation of Sean Spicer, who had been White House press secretary. Both had worked closely together at the Republican National Committee before joining the Trump administration. |
| Priebus had worked with the GOP in Congress to repeal and replace Obamacare, but those efforts have so far ended in failure. |