Trump ousts Mick Mulvaney as acting chief of staff and replaces him with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows

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• President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will replace acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina.
• Mulvaney will now serve as the US's special envoy to Northern Ireland, Trump said.
• The former acting chief of staff played a central role in Trump's efforts to strongarm Ukraine into delivering politically motivated investigations against his Democratic rival while dangling vital military aid and a White House meeting.
• Meadows, meanwhile, was one of Trump's biggest defenders and attack dogs throughout his congressional impeachment inquiry and has cozied up to the president in recent months.
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President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina will replace Mick Mulvaney as the White House chief of staff.

Trump added that Mulvaney will now serve as the US's special envoy to Northern Ireland.

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