President Trump gives a brief statement to the media about his decision to replace Chief of Staff Reince Priebus with Secretary of Homeland Security Ret. Gen. John Kelly. The president said Priebus was a "good man" and called Kelly a "great, great American.



Trump had just returned from New York and exited Air Force One.



"Mr. President, why Secretary Kelly? Why John Kelly?" a reporter asked Trump at Joint Base Andrews.



"Reince is a good man. John Kelly will do a fantastic job. General Kelly has been a star, done an incredible job thus far, respected by everybody. A great, great American. Reince Priebus, a good man. Thank you very much," Trump responded.