Donald Trump dumps Reince Priebus and appoints General John Kelly as new White House chief of staff ending week of bitter infighting

‘Reince Priebus was sacked as White House chief of staff on Friday evening after a turbulent six-month tenure, dominated by infighting and policy paralysis, as Donald Trump moved retired Gen John Kelly from the Department of Homeland Security to take over the role.
The shake-up comes at the end of an extraordinary week marked by the eruption of private feuding into public view.
A day earlier, Mr Trump’s new communications director was caught out describing Mr Priebus as “paranoid” during a foul-mouthed tirade that exposed the deep divisions inside a troubled White House.
The president announced the appointment of Mr Kelly in characteristic fashion – with an unexpected Tweet.’
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