Kelly Offers Assurances that Jeff Sessions’ Job Is Safe

As reported by The Associated Press, Alabama’s Jeff Sessions will apparently keep his job as the U.S. Attorney General, despite the President’s recent flurry of attacks.

Late Wednesday night, newly appointed Chief of Staff John Kelly phoned Sessions, according to sources close to the administration. Among several topics discussed, the primary purpose of the call centered around Sessions’ tenure at the Justice Department, with Kelly reportedly assuring Sessions that his job is safe. During the conversation, Kelly reportedly stressed that the White House remained “supportive” of Sessions and wanted him to “continue his job.”

Until now many have speculated that Sessions’ time as AG might be coming to an end. Just last week the President launched a series of blistering attacks toward Sessions for his refusal to recuse himself from the Russian investigation. Going so far as to use twitter to call him “beleaguered” and “weak.”

Trump’s public assault on Sessions did not go over well with many of Sessions’ old Senate colleagues. Upon hearing the news, many Senator’s took to the camera and denounced the President’s move to publicly humiliate the Attorney General, who was the first Senator to support Trump. In fact, many attribute much of the President’s success in winning the Presidency to Jeff Sessions. As we reported last week. Lindsey Graham said the President would have “holy hell to pay” if he fired Sessions.

Kelly’s call to Sessions appears to be the first in many steps the new Chief of Staff is taking to the right the ship at the White House after a stormy past few weeks.

Kelly has been a member of the administration since day one, serving as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security before being named Chief of Staff. He’s a retired United States Marine Corps General and the former commander of the U.S. Southern Command, dealing with treats in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Many pundits believe Kelly brings a level of maturity to the Chief of Staff role that it sorely needs and that the President respects—and one that’s less about politics and more about wise governance.

While it’s unclear whether Kelly will prove to be Trump’s magic bullet, the recent ceasefire with Sessions should help alleviate some of the pressure facing Trump.