White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Monday it’s possible acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney will permanently take over that job in the Trump administration.
“Certainly a lot of possibility there,” Sanders told reporters during the White House press briefing when asked whether the “acting” from Mulvaney’s title might be removed.
President Trump picked Mulvaney in December to serve as the acting chief of staff, replacing Gen. John Kelly, who departed the White House at the end of the year.
The president has not specified how long Mulvaney, who also serves as Trump’s budget chief, would serve in that role or whether he would be named permanently to the position.
Before joining the Trump administration, Mulvaney served as a Republican congressman from South Carolina and was a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
Trump has said he likes having officials serving in an “acting” capacity, which currently includes the head of the Department of Defense and the Department of the Interior.
[Previous coverage: Trump already complaining about new chief of staff Mick Mulvaney]
