Two people have now turned down President Donald Trump for his chief of staff job -Nick Ayers, the top aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and conservative Congressman Mark Meadows.
The role of chief of staff - the most powerful job in the West Wing - has evolved under Trump into more a laughing stock.
The first hold of position, Reince Priebus, was mercilessly mocked by his boss before being fired via a tweet Trump sent from Air Force One and then left Priebus on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews.
Nick Ayers (left) and Rep. Mark Meadows (right) have both said no to chief of staff job
Trump is said to be considering former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (left) and United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (right)
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (left) and Director of Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney (right) are said to be in consideration for the chief of staff job
Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is also said to be in consideration for the job
John Kelly, who is leaving the job at the end of the year, was subject to endless speculation about how long he would last in the position and was, at times, not speaking to the president.
'You really do have to wonder why anybody would want to be Donald Trump's White House chief of staff given that so far it's been mission impossible,' Chris Whipple, the author 'The Gatekeepers,' a history of White House chiefs of staff, said to Politico.
On Sunday, Ayers, who was the leading candidate for the position, said no to the president's offer after Trump refused to let him take it on an interim basis, serving only through the spring of next year.
Trump liked the 36-year-old former lobbyist, whose blonde hair was said to remind the president of himself. And Ayers was also said to be the favorite choice of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, who pushed for him to get the position.
But Ayers - who was long the subject of speculation he would get the gig - was said to grow cautious as the job became available.
His refusal was seen as a humiliation to the president, his daughter and his son-in-law, one official told The New York Times
Ayers concerns were said to come out of his two predecessors' inability to manage the president, Trump's past record of unleashing his wrath (and tweets) on aides, and his concern his standing would diminish in the party if he were unable to rein-in the West Wing.
Instead, the father of triplets will return to his home in Georgia and run a Trump super PAC. It's said he's interested in his own bid for public office one day.
On Monday a second name took himself out of the running: Meadows, the chairman of the ultra-conservative House Freedom Caucus, is not interested in the gig, CNN reported.
A top Trump ally on Capitol Hill, Meadows has been one of Trump's most ardent defenders in Russia investigation and has called for an audit of the finances in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation and has threatened Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein with a subpoena.
Trump's presidency has seen a record high rate of staff turnover - something the president is said to be sensitive about.
He took to Twitter on Sunday to claim the 'fake news' said the job was Ayers.
'I am in the process of interviewing some really great people for the position of White House Chief of Staff,' he wrote.
A number of names are being bandied about for the job with reports varying as to how much each person wants the position.
Who ever holds it will have to deal with a president who likes to go off script, a Democratically-controlled House of Representatives hungry to investigate the administration, special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, and the upcoming 2020 presidential campaign.
President Trump is said to have no second choice for his chief of staff
Reince Priebus (left) served as Trump's first chief of staff and was followed by John Kelly (right)
And others under consideration include Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Director of Office of Management and Budget Mick Mulvaney, and the United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, according to the New York Times.
And Bloomberg reports acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker is said to be in consideration as are former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and David Bossie, Trump's former deputy campaign manager.
Mnuchin and Lighthizer accompanied Trump on his recent G20 trip to Argentina. Lighthizer is a key player in the China trade negotiations and Mnuchin has a long standing previous relationship to the president dating back to when both were businessmen in New York.
Mulvaney's name has come up for the chief job before with reports differing on how much he wants it.
Whitaker is liked by Trump and accompanied him to Saturday's Army-Navy game. But while Trump named him acting attorney general, he didn't give him the permanent job after questions were raised about comments Whitaker had made on Mueller's investigation.
Christie has long been on the ins - and the outs - with Trump. His name has been mentioned for an array of jobs - including the chief of staff position when it was last open.
Bossie co-wrote a book with Corey Lewandowski about working on Trump's campaign and has backed the president's assertions he is the victim of a 'deep state' working against him.
Trump revealed on Saturday that Kelly would be 'leaving at the end of the year'.
'John Kelly will be leaving - I don't know if I can say retiring - but he's a great guy,' Trump told reporters as he was leaving the White House to attend the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia.
'We'll be announcing who will be taking John's place - it might be on an interim basis. I'll be announcing that over the next day or two, but John will be leaving at the end of the year. I appreciate his service very much.'
Trump took to Twitter to call reports Ayers was the pick 'fake news'
Nick Ayers took to twitter to thank the president and announce his departure
Vice President Pence took to Twitter to thank Ayers
Ayers took to twitter Sunday to thank the president.
'Thank you @realDonaldTrump, @VP, and my great colleagues for the honor to serve our Nation at The White House. I will be departing at the end of the year but will work with the #MAGA team to advance the cause. #Georgia,' he wrote.
And Pence tweeted his thanks to his outgoing chief.
'.@nick_ayers has done an outstanding job as my Chief of Staff and I will always be grateful for his friendship, dedication to the @VP team and his efforts to advance the @POTUS agenda. Thank you Nick! Karen and I wish you, Jamie and the kids every blessing in the years ahead,' he wrote.
Pence’s deputy chief of staff, Jarrod Agen, is expected to assume Ayers’ role for the vice president, the Associated Press reported.
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Main photo article Two people have now turned down President Donald Trump for his chief of staff job -Nick Ayers, the top aide to Vice President Mike Pence, and conservative Congressman Mark Meadows.
The role of chief of staff – the most powerful job in the West Wing – has evolved under Trump into more...
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