White House chief of staff John Kelly said he regrets not joining President Trump’s White House sooner to help quell the discord that accompanies a fledgling administration.
“In retrospect, I wish I had been here from day one,” Kelly told NPR’s John Burnett during an interview that touched on a number of topics.
He continued: “I think in some cases in terms of staffing or serving the president that first six months was pretty chaotic, and there were people some people hired that maybe shouldn’t have hired, some people there were.”
Kelly assumed the role of chief of staff after Reince Priebus resigned from the position last July during a turbulent time for the administration. Before that, Kelly served as secretary of the Homeland Security Department.
Despite rumors suggesting otherwise, Kelly claimed he has a “close relationship” with Trump and he’s never seriously considered leaving his post.
