One of 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 confidants said Sunday that the president is "perplexed" by reports of chaos in the White House, adding that more changes are expected soon.

“The president told me he is perplexed by all of these reports that there is chaos at the White House or mass staff changes,” Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax, told ABC's "This Week."

“He told me that he thinks the White House is operating like a ‘smooth machine,’ his words.”

Ruddy, however, noted the president told him he will likely make some changes soon.

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“He did say that he is expecting to make one or two major changes to his government very soon and that is going to be it,” Ruddy said.

Ruddy said White House sources told him that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin David Jonathon ShulkinVA inspector general says former top official steered M contract to friend Schumer demands answers in use of unproven coronavirus drug on veterans Former Trump VA secretary says staffer found plans to replace him in department copier MORE is likely to depart Trump's Cabinet “very soon.”

Shulkin has been in hot water in recent weeks following reports that he misused taxpayer money to pay for flights for his wife.

Ruddy also said that White House chief of staff John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson Benjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonBiden cannot keep letting Trump set the agenda The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump heads to New Hampshire after renomination speech Five takeaways on GOP's norm-breaking convention MORE will be staying.

Carson recently faced scrutiny following reports that the department had spent tens of thousands of dollars for a dining set for his office.

Trump said last Thursday he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton.

Trump’s chief economic adviser Gary Cohn Gary David CohnGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Former national economic council director: I agree with 50 percent of House Democrats' HEROES Act MORE, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE and personal lawyer John Dowd have also left recently.