White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly will remain in the job through at least Jan. 2 to ensure “a very peaceful and pragmatic transition” for his successor, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said Tuesday. The process of selecting a successor was thrown wide open Sunday after Nick Ayers, Trump’s leading pick to take over the job, decided instead to depart the White House. John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, during an apperance last year on Capitol Hill. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)Asked whether Kelly’s stay could extend beyond Jan. 2, Conway said that would be up to Trump and Kelly. “Many, over ten, are vying for and wanting the White House Chief of Staff position.

Source: Washington Post December 11, 2018 18:00 UTC