The White House plans to drop the word “acting” from Mick Mulvaney’s title
, officially making him President Donald Trump’s third chief of staff, according to four current and former senior administration officials.
Several Republicans close to the White House say the president does not want to go through another drawn-out process to search for a permanent chief after being turned down in December by Nick Ayers, the vice president’s former chief of staff, and former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie over a six-day period.The 2020 Election. The New Congress. The Mueller Investigation. Be in the Know.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Trump’s rotating chief of staff has been a subject of unusual fascination because the turnover — three chiefs in just over two years — is part of a larger story about the administration’s constant personnel changes, the president’s unique management style and the general failure of efforts by Trump aides to restrain his impulses.
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