President Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE's chief economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, is pushing back on reports of tension between Trump and John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE, saying on Sunday that the president has only positive things to say about the White House chief of staff.

"I've been on the job five days. John Kelly has been great to me. He is in charge. He is operating on a much-improved process. Every time the president and I talk and that subject comes up, the president has nothing but good things to say about Gen. Kelly," Kudlow told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union."

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"I don't personally think this is a real story," he continued.

"Trump tweeted on it and doesn't seem like he is pushing Kelly out. Kelly has been great to me," he said.

Reports emerged Saturday that Kelly "blew up" at the president and threatened to step down from his White House post last month. However, a senior administration official told Axios that Kelly was “venting frustration,” and referring to his comments as a threat was “probably too strong.”

Sources told The Hill in a report last week that Kelly's influence in the White House has faded in recent months.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Trump ignored Kelly’s recommendation to fire Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who has been embroiled in a series of scandals related to spending.

— This report was updated at 9:43 a.m.