John Kelly: un chef de cabinet au parcours inhabituel (Pew Research Center)

En arrêtant son choix sur John Kelly pour le poste de chef de cabinet, Donald Trump sortait une fois de plus des sentiers battus. Selon les données du Pew Research Center, bien peu de militaires ont été retenus pour cette fonction, la majorité des chefs de cabinet étant déjà issu de milieu politique et ayant déjà ouvré à la Maison Blanche.

 "The majority of chiefs of staff to date – 19 – previously worked in other White House roles, such as deputy chief of staff or adviser to the president, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of their biographical information. This group also includes three former White House budget directors: Leon Panetta, who served as chief of staff to Bill Clinton; Joshua Bolten, chief of staff to George W. Bush; and Jack Lew, who served under Barack Obama. (Lew had served as budget director twice – once under Clinton and once under Obama – before becoming Obama’s chief.)"

  http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/08/10/john-kellys-military-background-is-unusual-for-a-white-house-chief-of-staff/