Reince Priebus Chief of Staff

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Preibus was the longest serving chairman of the Republican National Committee before becoming one of the shortest-serving chiefs of staff in White House history. He raised record amounts for the RNC, but he proved less effective as Trump’s first chief of staff. The New York Times described the West Wing as chaotic during his tenure. Leaks and internal feuds abounded. The administration lurched from one political scandal to another. He was replaced in July by then-Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly and, according to Politico, returned to his former Wisconsin law firm.