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U.S. Rep. Meadows out of running for White House chief of staff -officials

Steve Holland and Jeff Mason
Updated ·1-min read

WASHINGTON, Dec 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told Republican U.S. Representative Mark Meadows that he wants him to stay in Congress rather than take the White House chief of staff job the president is seeking to fill, three senior White House officials said on Wednesday.

Meadows had been among 10 or 12 people that Trump is considering for the post that retired General John Kelly is leaving early in 2019. Kelly, Trump's second chief of staff after Reince Priebus, had tried to bring more discipline to the chaotic Trump White House and frequently found himself at odds with the president.

Trump and Meadows had a phone conversation to discuss the job, one White House official said.

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"Congressman Mark Meadows is a great friend to President Trump and is doing an incredible job in Congress. “The president told him we need him in Congress so he can continue the great work he is doing there," the official said.

Trump told Reuters in an interview on Tuesday that he was having no trouble recruiting people for one of the most powerful jobs in Washington. Some potential candidates like Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin have offered polite no-thank-yous. “I have so many people, I cannot interview them all,” he told Reuters.

(Reporting by Steve Holland and Jeff Mason; Editing by Peter Cooney)