John Kelly Was Always Doomed to Fail as Chief of Staff

White House chief of staff John Kelly discovered what every White House staff member should know about their job status: they serve at the pleasure of the president. 

Once any chief loses the confidence of POTUS, and to a lesser extent the confidence of the rest of the White House staff, they are a dead man walking. This was true of Donald Trump’s first short-lived chief, Reince Priebus, and true of Bill Daley, President Obama’s second chief of staff. And President Trump is a reportedly difficult to work for and a mercurial person in general.

For the rest of my opinion piece at The Hill, click here

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/420416-john-kelly-was-always-doomed-to-fail-as-chief-of-staff