John Kelly's name on the former WH staff popped up.
He was supposed to be replaced by Nick Ayers, Pence's Chief of Staff, but was not.
Everything you need to know about John Kelly, Trump's chief of staff
John Kelly took over as President Donald Trump's chief of staff in July 2017 and has led the White House through a tenure that included a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wide-ranging tax cuts that the GOP hoped would help Republican candidates in the 2018 midterm elections, but didn't prove decisive.
Just a few months ago, Trump asked Kelly to stay on as chief of staff through his 2020 re-election campaign a proposition Kelly accepted, according to several White House officials although on Dec. 7, sources confirmed to ABC News that Kelly was likely to be replaced in the coming days by Vice President Mike Pence's Chief of Staff Nick Ayers.
Trump selected Kelly to replace Reince Priebus, who served as chief of staff for six months and was formerly the longest-serving Republican National Committee chairman.
Name: John Francis Kelly
Age: 68
Birthplace: Boston
What he used to do:
He was the commander of U.S. Southern Command and a four-star general before he was confirmed as the secretary of homeland security. As head of SOUTHCOM, he was responsible for Guantanamo Bay and all U.S. military operations in South and Central America. At his retirement earlier this year, he was the armed forcesโ longest-serving general.
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Jonathan Ernst/Reuters, FILENick Ayers (L), chief of staff to Vice President Mike Pence, and White House Chief of Staff John Kelly look on as President Donald Trump holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, May 9, 2018.