Trump picks Mark Meadows to be new White House chief of staff

WASHINGTON, March 7 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he has selected Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) as his next White House chief of staff, The Washington Post reported Saturday.

Meadows replaces acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who is being appointed the US special envoy for Northern Ireland.

Mulvaney stepped into the role in an acting capacity in early January 2019 on the departure of John F. Kelly.

Meadows will be Trump’s fourth White House chief of staff, after Mulvaney, Kelly and Reince Priebus.