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President Donald Trump of the United States has a tradition of making big announcements on the social media platform Twitter, and this certainly does not seem to change, since he has appointed budget director Mick Mulvaney as his chief of staff. Mulvaney will replace John Kelly as head of staff and Trump has praised both on Twitter. He called Kelly a "great patriot" while he also claimed that Mick Mulvaney had done an "exceptional job". You can find the president's tweets below:
…. I can not wait to work with him in this new capacity as we continue to make LARGE AMERICA! John will remain until the end of the year. It's a GREAT PATRIOT and I want to thank him personally for his service!
– Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 14, 2018
It is not the first choice
Interestingly, the White House has clearly tried to replace John Kelly with various candidates who seem to have refused. Reportedly, the tension between Kelly and Trump has gone a bit over a period of time.
However, it seems that many well-established politicians have refused the job both publicly and privately when they have been nominated as possible contenders for the job. For example, Rick Santorum, a former US senator who was previously a presidential candidate, he refused the job on CNN. Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey who many believe was snubbed by President Trump once the president was elected, he also declared that he is not currently interested, as reported by Maggie Haberman of the New York Times on Twitter:
Christie calls it an "honor" that was considered by Trump, says it's the wrong time for family concerns, he took off the run before Trump made a decision. https://t.co/IQcZRu64mS
– Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 14, 2018
Mulvaney: Bitcoin advocate
Interestingly enough, Mulvaney, who is currently the director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), has previously led the Blockchain Caucus. For those who are not aware, Blockchain Caucus was created in early 2017 to present a potential policy reform regarding the blockchain.
Mulvaney was replaced in the period when it was clear that he would direct the OMB office by the US representative David Schweikert. Mulvaney has already stated about the blockchain technology: "Blockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the financial services industry, the US economy and the delivery of government services, and I am proud to be involved in this initiative," said Mulvaney.
It is important to note that Mulvaney was appointed head of staff in a temporary capacity and did not resign from the role of Director of the OMB. Regardless, the role of chief of staff requires the execution of a series of critical functions regarding the office of President Trump, and time will tell if the new role of Mulvaney will potentially mean great news for the United States and the cryptocurrency / blockchain.
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