Trump said Kelly has a "military and legal obligation" to "keep his mouth shut."| NBC News
Among the leading candidates to replace him is Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, Nick Ayers.| NBC News
Kelly told Trump: "The last thing in my view that you need in the chief of staff is someone that looks at every issue through a political lens."| NBC News
The White House chief of staff has had an array of disputes with officials from the NSC and the East Wing in recent months.| NBC News
The former top U.S. military officer said he wanted to make it crystal clear during the 2020 election that the military had “zero role” to play in electoral politics| NBC News