FILE PHOTO: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly walks with Kirstjen Nielsen, then President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, as they depart the White House in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to remove U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and is considering replacing his chief of staff, John Kelly, a source close to the White House said on Tuesday.
Trump has grown weary of Nielsen during his push to tighten the U.S. border with Mexico. "It's been frayed for a long time," the source said, cautioning Trump could again change his mind on the matter.
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