Vice President Pence's Chief Of Staff Nick Ayers And The Favorite To Be President Trump's Next Chief Of Staff Is Leaving The Administration At The End Of The Year

Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House. I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause. 🇺🇸 #Georgia
— Nick Ayers (@nick_ayers) December 9, 2018

FOX News: Nick Ayers, considered candidate for White House chief of staff, 'departing' at year's end

Vice President Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, who was considered a front-runner to replace John Kelly as White House chief of staff, announced Sunday: "I will be departing at the end of the year."

Ayers revealed the news in a tweet. Its full text read: "Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House. I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause. #Georgia"

The Wall Street Journal originally reported that Trump and Ayers could not reach agreement on Ayers' length of service and that he would instead assist the president from outside the administration.

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Update #1: Ayers not taking job as White House chief of staff (CNN)
Update #2: Nick Ayers, Aide to Pence, Declines Offer to Be Trump’s Chief of Staff (The New York Times)

WNU Editor: Being White House Chief of Staff is never an easy job even in the best of situations. And while I am sure President Trump will find someone suitable to replace John Kelly, that person better have thick skin because the next two years are probably going to be even more tumultuous than the past two years.