WASHINGTON �� Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers, will not take over from John Kelly when the White House chief of staff leaves by year-end, a White House official said.
Ayers and President Donald Trump weren't able to come to terms on an agreement for Ayers to stay in the job for two years, the official said Sunday. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ayers told Trump he couldn't stay in the job for more than the first three months of next year, citing family commitments.
Ayers had emerged as a front-runner to replace Kelly and was reported to have had months of discussions with the president.
