Trump: Kelly Doing 'Fantastic Job' as Chief of Staff

President Donald Trump offered praise for Gen. John Kelly's work as White House chief of staff Friday morning.

Trump said Kelly is doing a "fantastic job" in a tweet:

General John Kelly is doing a fantastic job as Chief of Staff. There is tremendous spirit and talent in the W.H. Don't believe the Fake News

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 25, 2017

Gary Cohn, the president's chief economic adviser, agreed with Trump and shared his own compliments for Kelly in a Thursday interview.

"Kelly is doing a spectacular job of bringing real discipline and management into the White House," Cohn said in a Financial Times interview. 

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