Trump Fires Suspected Leaker Reince Priebus

There’s a new shakeup in White House staff. Cenk Uygur, Brett Erlich, and Francesca Fiorentini, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Like the shirt Cenk’s wearing? Get one at shoptyt.com

"President Trump on Friday ousted his White House chief of staff Reince Priebus and named his homeland security secretary, retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly, to replace him in a major shake-up for a West Wing beset by chaos and infighting.

With his legislative agenda stalled six months into his presidency, Trump became convinced that Priebus was a “weak” leader and had been lobbied intensely by rival advisers to remove Priebus, an establishment-aligned Republican who has long had friction with Trump's inner-circle loyalists, according to White House officials.

“I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff,” Trump tweeted on Friday afternoon. “He is a Great American and a Great Leader. John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my Administration.””*

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