Trump Seems Stung At Reports That Few Wanted COS Job, Insists ‘MANY’ Did

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 2: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly watches as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on Frid... WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 2: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly watches as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC on Friday, Feb. 02, 2018. President Donald Trump talked to reporters and members of the media about the release of a secret memo on the F.B.I.'s role in the Russia inquiry. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images) MORE LESS
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For President Donald Trump, it wasn’t enough to name OMB Director Mick Mulvaney as his new chief of staff, putting an end to the lengthy search.

He still seems rankled by reports about how few people wanted the job in the first place and took to Twitter Saturday to set the record straight.

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  1. For the record, there were MANY people who wanted to be the White House Chief of Staff.

    In previous administrations, sure.

  2. Yeah. How many prior administrations had people turning down such a coveted position?

  3. There were MANY people who wanted to be the White House Chief of Staff. It was the humility of Ayers, Santorum, Christie, et al, to refuse the position knowing they were not qualified. Now Trump will have a CoS who is truly worthy. Mick M will do a GREAT job!

  4. Who wouldn’t dream of working for an impossible imbecile who will manage to kill your soul and career chances for the future, and possibly land you in front of a Democratic investigation in about two weeks? I’m shocked there aren’t people lining up!

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