‘He would have given up a very valuable appendage to get that job’
White House,Mick Mulvaney,Politics
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Chief of staff to President Donald Trump was seen by many as the job that no one wanted, a thankless post with an impossible mission. But when Trump soured on his former chief, John Kelly, Mick Mulvaney didn't see a quagmire — he saw his next gig.
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