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    Chief of Staff Kelly leaving White House at end of the year, Trump says

    by Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times Dec 09, 2018 5 minutes

    WASHINGTON - John F. Kelly, the retired four-star Marine general who became President Donald Trump's second chief of staff, will be leaving that post by month's end after struggling for a year and a half to bring order to a White House beset by chaos thanks to the president's impetuous behavior - and occasionally Kelly's own.

    Trump confirmed Kelly's imminent departure on Saturday as he left the White House to attend the annual Army-Navy football game.

    "John Kelly will be leaving at the end of the year," the president said, adding that he would announce a replacement - perhaps "on an interim basis" - in a day or two.

    Speculation has focused on Nick Ayers, a young but seasoned Republican operative who is now chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence.

    Although the president and his chief of staff reportedly

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