kelly is coming in with a very different reputation and mandate. he has received assurances from the president. the departure of scaramucci is a direct result of the deal kelly extracted from president trump. if i'm going to do this, the staff has to report to the chief of staff. i have to be able to do the things i see fit to organize this place. reince was not in that position ever. he didn't have the power he needed to organize the white house even if he was capable of doing it. >> and tim, do they realize they need ryan and mcconnell, they can only run as an independent entity so much. >> you have to wonder, brian. i'm not entirely sure. if you look at the president's inner circle at this point, mike pence is really the only adviser to the president, the only person whom the president regularly consults his opinion who has any serious association with the republican party.