How Reince Priebus hangs on: No one else really wants his job

A friend of the president said: “It’s basically decided that Reince is gone. It’s just a matter of who replaces him and when.”…

Critics say Trump doesn’t see Priebus as a peer, and that the former Republican National Committee chairman doesn’t have the personality, temperament or management experience for the job.

“You’d think he’d just do the same thing as Dubke and see the writing on the wall and leave,” said one senior White House aide, referring to Michael Dubke, the White House communications director whose resignation was made public last week. “It’s gotten embarrassing.”

Yet Priebus tries to maintain control of the president’s schedule, to the chagrin of other aides. He is a near-fixture in the Oval Office, hovering by Trump’s side in meetings. He holds the daily 8 a.m. meeting where he attempts to assert control over the West Wing, and dashes in and out of meetings during the day trying to keep tabs on his colleagues.