The Wall Street Journal issued a sharp rebuke of President Trump’s White House operations on Friday, saying his decision to dismiss Reince Priebus Reinhold (Reince) Richard PriebusLeaked audio shows Trump touted low Black voter turnout in 2016: report Meadows joins White House facing reelection challenges Trump names Mark Meadows as new chief of staff MORE as chief of staff in favor of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly John Francis KellyMORE will likely not change anything.

“This shuffling of the staff furniture won’t matter unless Mr. Trump accepts that the White House problem isn’t Mr. Priebus. It’s him,” the Journal’s editorial board wrote.

The newspaper argued that the president seems to like having a “chaotic mess” in the White House, saying the president prefers to pit one faction against another to stir the pot.

The editorial from the typically conservative Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper came after Trump announced late Friday afternoon on Twitter that he would be replacing Priebus with Kelly.

I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American.... — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017

...and a Great Leader. John has also done a spectacular job at Homeland Security. He has been a true star of my Administration — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2017

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Priebus' dismissal comes on the heels of a New Yorker article in which newly named White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci was quoted slamming the chief of staff in vulgar terms.

“Reince is a f------ paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac,” Scaramucci told the New Yorker’s Ryan Lizza.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday Trump was “dismissive” of Priebus for not returning Scaramucci’s fire.

The newspaper's editorial board argued that Trump never empowered his chief of staff.

“The reason Mr. Priebus wasn’t as effective as he could have been is because Mr. Trump wouldn’t listen to him and wouldn’t let him establish a normal decision-making process,” it wrote.

It added that Trump’s apparent "soft spot for military men" could lead to him listening more to Kelly.

“He’d better, because on present course his Presidency is careening toward a historic reputation where names like Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon reside,” the piece concluded.