Chief of Staff Changes

1. What event has caused Trump to make changes to his staff and advisers?

• John Kelly is leaving his role as chief of staff and so Trump has to replace him. Also, because of the midterm elections with the Democrats taking the House, he wants to shake up the personnel.

2. How did CNN describe the relationship between the president and the Chief of Staff this week?

• CNN said that Kelly and Trump were no longer even speaking to each other.

3. Who was Trump's original Chief of Staff and what job did he come from before that?

• Trump's original Chief of Staff was Reince Priebus, and his former job was the RNC chair.

4. Why did Trump pick Kelly (the military general) to become his new Chief of Staff?

• He picked Kelly because he wanted a tough guy to fix the White House chaos that was because of Priebus and that Priebus was too weak and a military general would look good.

5. In what ways did Kelly influence policy making while he was Chief of Staff?

• He influenced policy while he was Chief of Staff concerning immigration. He is a great obstacle in DACA and has hardline views on immigration.