General John Kelly
US President Donald Trump has named General John Kelly, who currently heads the Department of Homeland Security, as his next chief of staff.
The announcement, made over Twitter Friday afternoon, effectively removed Reince Priebus from the role.
The embattled former chief of staff had faced pressure since being named as a possible leaker by Mr. Trump's newly appointed director of communication.
Mr. Kelly is a retired general who has become the face of border security.
Anthony Scaramucci, who was appointed communications director one week ago, had accused Mr. Priebus of leaking to the press in a tweet that he quickly deleted.
He also phoned a reporter to unleash a profanity-filled rant against Mr. Priebus, whom he called a "paranoid schizophrenic".
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