President Donald Trump will be seeking a new chief of staff soon, and people online are speculating about who might be his choice to take over for John Kelly after he leaves at the end of the year.
For a while, it appeared that Nick Ayers, the chief of staff for Vice President Mike Pence, would take the job. However, he squashed those rumors on Sunday with a tweet.
The president also addressed the rumors on Twitter on Sunday night.
“I am in the process of interviewing some really great people for the position of White House Chief of Staff. Fake News has been saying with certainty it was Nick Ayers, a spectacular person who will always be with our #MAGA agenda. I will be making a decision soon!” he wrote.
I am in the process of interviewing some really great people for the position of White House Chief of Staff. Fake News has been saying with certainty it was Nick Ayers, a spectacular person who will always be with our #MAGA agenda. I will be making a decision soon!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2018
That left the field of candidates wide open. Some reports have suggested that Mick Mulvaney, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.), Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, and Robert Lighthizer are also in the running to replace Kelly.
There was even some speculation that Randy Levine, the president of the New York Yankees, was being considered.
#Yankees president Randy Levine is reportedly among the candidates to be President Donald Trump’s next chief of staff. https://t.co/Y40lMs7b32 pic.twitter.com/64QKs6I78v
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) December 10, 2018
However, Twitter decided to speculate about (perhaps less probable) candidates. Some were… out of left field.
https://twitter.com/rob_in_colorado/status/1071970767317852161
https://twitter.com/Rschooley/status/1071878829658923008
Trump reveals new Chief of Staff pic.twitter.com/tI0ZqMva44
— Miss Texas 1967 (@MsTexas1967) December 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/Amy_Siskind/status/1071891158270398465
Search For White House Chief Of Staff Narrowed To Two Candidates pic.twitter.com/blSQtZb3Ng
— Mark Peters (@wordlust) December 10, 2018
Chief of Staff candidates … pic.twitter.com/xpsbnmxboP
— Jim Early (@mkearley2008) December 10, 2018
Trump’s candidates for #WhiteHouse Chief of Staff: pic.twitter.com/oVbWjWUw4f
— Doug Edwards (@DF_Edwards) December 8, 2018
This week Trump will be interviewing a number of alternative candidates to replace John Kelly as Chief of Staff. pic.twitter.com/BAuilTdaDV
— Abraxsys (@Abraxsys) December 10, 2018
https://twitter.com/jedimasterpapa/status/1072103428149731328
https://twitter.com/AllenJordanLV/status/1071942191864414210
Obviously Gritty made its way into the running.
Not many possible candidates left for White House Chief Of Staff, but if you need a suggestion pic.twitter.com/3JbbLpWekJ
— woke A.I. (@brianvan) December 10, 2018
And some of the more popular news items of the day were also floated out there.
https://twitter.com/RF_P0TUS/status/1071955292068503552
Our money is on Gritty.
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