Trump's new chief of staff appears to be having a hard time settling in at the White House
Mark Meadows has officially been President Donald Trump’s fourth White House chief of staff for less than three weeks.
On both occasions, Meadows was discussing staffing changes, according to the people with knowledge of the events. A White House spokesman declined to comment on either meeting. A person close to Kushner said he denied that any such episode involving him ever took place. While in Congress, Meadows’ penchant for displaying emotion and showing a sense of his humanity was part of his appeal to some of his colleagues. As chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, composed of the most conservative members of Congress, he was often at war with Democrats and Republicans like John Boehner, the former Republican speaker of the House whom the caucus deemed too moderate.
A former businessman and real-estate developer, Meadows bonded with Trump early in the administration and helped push his agenda increasingly to the right. When Meadows announced that he would step down from Congress, it immediately prompted speculation that he would join the White House. At the same time, his grip on the White House is hardly tight. Meadows was caught off guard Tuesday night when the press office blasted out a lengthy list of people who had been selected to be part of one of the groups advising Trump on reopening the country, according to two people briefed on the matter. That had happened at the direction of Kushner, who has played a leading role in the White House’s response to the virus, according to the people with knowledge of what took place.
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