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Trump picks Greek-American as his chief of staff

Reince Priebus with  President-elect Donald Trump

Reince Priebus with President-elect Donald Trump Source: AAP

United States president-elect Donald Trump has picked a Washington insider who heads the Republican National Committee as his chief of staff. The naming of Greek-American Reince Priebus signals a willingness to work with Congress to advance his agenda when he takes office in January. Mr Priebus is a friend of US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, who distanced himself from Mr Trump during the campaign.More from Themis Kallos and Sotiris Hatzimanolis:


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United States president-elect Donald Trump has picked a Washington insider who heads the Republican National Committee as his chief of staff. The naming of Greek-American Reince Priebus signals a willingness to work with Congress to advance his agenda when he takes office in January. Mr Priebus is a friend of US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, who distanced himself from Mr Trump during the campaign.More from Themis Kallos and Sotiris Hatzimanolis:



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