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President Trump addresses reporters as he leaves for Dallas to speak at the National Rifle Association convention on Friday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is denying that he called President Trump an "idiot." He called reports to that effect, "B.S." Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption

John Kelly says he "did something wrong" to get chief of staff job and have to give up leading the Department of Homeland Security. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Former White House staff secretary Rob Porter (left), White House chief of staff John Kelly and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner cross the White House South Lawn in August. Kelly on Friday outlined new security clearance protocols after questions were raised about Porter's access. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders with then-staff secretary Rob Porter in August. In the wake of Porter's resignation, Sanders has reassured reporters that President Trump is sympathetic to victims of domestic abuse. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

White House chief of staff John Kelly and staff secretary Rob Porter leave the White House on Friday. Porter resigned Wednesday following domestic abuse allegations. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York speaks to reporters following a policy luncheon Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

White House chief of staff John Kelly pauses to look to a video monitor as he appears on Special Report with Bret Baier on Fox News in Washington, on Wednesday. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly listens as President Trump speaks at the White House on Oct. 19. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/Getty Images hide caption

President Trump's cooperation with congressional Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi (left) and Chuck Schumer (center) appears to have won public approval. Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Anthony Scaramucci blows a kiss to the gathered press in the White House briefing room on July 21, as White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stands by. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

New White House chief of staff John Kelly was sworn in by President Trump on Monday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

In a tweet Friday evening, President Trump named John Kelly, secretary of homeland security, as his new chief of staff. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption