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Decision from nick ayers. kaitlan collins is joining us now. so thumbs up our thumbs down from nick ayers? >> reporter: well, this is certainly a surprise to most people even in the administration who thought that nick ayers who has served as the vice presidents chief staff for over a year now was going to take this job. he has been widely seen as the leading contender to replace john kelly for at least six months now. but we are now being told by sources inside the white house that negotiations...

Office. that would be an impeachable offense. >> reporter: the white house has continued to attack cohens credibili credibili credibility claiming he shouldnt serve as a reliable witness. >> and quickly, while i have you here, you have new information about the search to replace john kelly as white house chief of staff. what are you hearing? >> reporter: thats right. sources tell cnn that nick ayers, the chief of staff to vice president mike pence is no longer the leading contender to take over ...

Some talk that perhaps nick ayres would serve as an interim basis. now this news has come out sources are saying president trumps decision could be by the end of the year on who will replace general kelly. again, nick ayres had long been talked about as the top contender. our understanding is that the timeframe was the issue. president trump wanted a two-year commitment and thats not something nick ayres was able to make, given his family situation. in his previous plans to leave. >> eric: so th...

Now. the the the president not officially saying anything kind of the biggest question that seems to exist at this moment is will the president announce a permanent chief of staff is is? or a temporary are interim replacement. the top contender according to sources spoken to fox news today, is the vice president mike pence chief of staff nick arrest a source in administration close to iowaers told me that iowaers and president has been in discussions for months about him taking over as white hou...

Tomorrow president trump will make an announcement about who will replace white house chief of staff john kelly. until minutes ago, nick ayers, vice president mike pences right-hand man was considered the top contender. however, nick ayers himself tweeted that he will be leaving the administration altogether at the end of the year. as they couldnt agree on the time frame for the job, the president says he wants his next chief of staff to hold the position through the 2020 election. back with me,...

Of the joint chiefs of staff, that came a day after he announced the attorney general pick william barr and the nikki haley replacement, heth yer nauert. while the chief of staff is said to be the leading contender, thats another major staffing decision that the president has to make and unveil in the days ahead, fred. >> the president did say on the lawn there that, you know, the next person might be temporary. he seemed like he wasnt so certain about the next pick. >> thats right. and an inter...

>> john kelly will be leaving at the end of the year. we will be announcing who will be taking his place. might be on an interim basis. ill announce that over the next day or two. >> nick ayers has long been rumored as the most likely are top contender for replacing john kelly. foxs john roberts reported in november that when these potential changes to the cabinet were being discussed that his name came up. he is someone respected at the white house. hes a strong manager and good political opera...

Comes to a lot of these things, we know sometimes we will hear something from staff and president trump will turn around and do something differently or tweet something different but nick as far as we know considered to be a top contender for this position, we understand that hes very well liked by president trump but, of course, as leland alluded to, when it comes to jobs, its something that both sides want to want it. we dont necessarily know what nick feels, job with a lot of responsibility. ...

The president is not publicly saying who he is considering to rechiereplace chief of staff jon kelly. they say the top contender is nick ayers. a source tells me that ayers and the president have been in discussions for months about him replacing john kelly, taking over as white house chief of staff. but the president wants a two-year commitment and so far ayers has not been able to make that sort of commitment. in part, because he has young children at home, three under the age of six and he wa...

Always a lot of speculation, a lot of back and forth, a lot of indecisions, its hard to point to one thing thats final nail in the coif i-- coffin the prest did announce that he is going to retire. arthel: caitlin, how would this reflect on general kellys reputation? >> right, i think axios has reported that trump is just tired of kelly, tired of the control, he wants someone new and part of the thinking was nick ayers, hes leading contender ff chief of staff job, he can bring more political sav...