White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has begun to limit access to President Donald Trump, starting with closing the doors to the Oval Office, Axios reports.
Previously, the door to the Oval Office was kept open, allowing certain officials to drift in and out, even during meetings. Now the door is closed, the meetings are shorter and more on topic, and Trump has begun to act "sharper" and is "even rattling off stats," according to Axios. Even Trump's closest advisers, his daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner, and economic adviser Gary Cohn, are acting "deferential to Kelly."
Even Trump's Twitter use has been more low-key, sticking to promotional material about various events so far on Wednesday.
Though on Tuesday, he implied he had no intention of changing what he says on social media.
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