WASHINGTON _ North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows has emerged as a top pick for White House chief of staff as President Donald Trump has struggled to find someone to fill what has become one of the most perilous jobs in Washington.
Meadows would bring political and conservative chops to the position as Trump gears up for his 2020 re-election campaign. One White House official praised Meadow's understanding of Trump's base of voters.
But some close to the White House question whether the chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus can accomplish what a four-star general could not _ organizing the day-to-day scrum around the Oval Office.