Trump gives his ex-marine chief of staff a beasting

DONALD TRUMP has reportedly lashed out at his new chief of staff John Kelly amid tensions inside the White House.

The former marine general was brought in just over a month ago to impose discipline within the administration. But Mr Kelly told colleagues he had never been spoken to in such a way during 35 years in the military, the New York Times reported.

Mr Kelly was said to have indicated he would not tolerate it happening again.

Mr Trump’s outburst, of which there were few details, came as his chief of staff clamped down on the number of advisers allowed unfettered access to the president. Roger Stone, a veteran

‘Although he was once kind enough to tell me “Come in and see me any time,” those days are now over’

informal adviser to Mr Trump, said it was “inevitable” the president would “rebel against the latest manager wanting to control him”.

Another informal adviser to Mr Trump said: “Although he was once kind enough to tell me ‘ Come in and see me any time’, those days are now over.”

Mr Kelly was also said to have stopped Omarosa Manigault, a communications aide, from bringing critical press reports to Mr Trump’s attention because they enraged the president.

Speculation also mounted that Keith Schiller, a trusted aide to Mr Trump for two decades and now director of Oval Office operations, was preparing to leave the White House.

Mr Trump wrote on Twitter that Mr Kelly was “doing a great job” and he “could not be happier or more impressed” with his chief of staff.

Mr Kelly was on board Air Force One with the president as he headed to Texas yesterday to comfort survivors of Hurricane Harvey. Mr Trump visited a shelter in Houston where he hugged survivors. He said: “There’s a lot of love.” The trip followed criticism that the president previously met local officials, rather than victims.