Kelly faces tough job to end White House disorder

'Kelly will take the desk of Reince Priebus, a Republican operative who was sceptical of Trump’s electoral prospects last year and ultimately came to be viewed by the president as weak and ineffective.' Photo: AP

Julie Pace in Washington, DC

Six months into his presidency, Donald Trump is saddled with a stalled agenda, a West Wing that resembles a viper's nest, a pile of investigations and a Republican Party that's starting to break away.

On Friday Trump indirectly acknowledged the troubled state of his unconventional White House when he abruptly replaced his chief of staff with hard-nosed retired General John Kelly, until now the Homeland Security secretary.

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