Article snippet: White House chief of staff Donald Trump on Thursday, telling reporters that he has no plans to resign or reason to believe he will be fired. "Although I read it all the time, pretty consistently, I'm not quitting today," Kelly said in his first public appearance at a White House press briefing. "I don't believe -- and I just talked to the president -- I don't think I'm being fired today. And I'm not so frustrated in this job that I'm thinking of leaving." On Tuesday, Trump tweeted praise for Kelly, writing that "The Chief is doing a FANTASTIC job" and disputing reports that he would be fired. The president did not identify the source of the referenced reports, though stories from multiple news organizations earlier in the week described the relationship between Trump and Kelly as on tenuous footing. Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general, took office as chief of staff in late July after the resignation of Homeland Security. On Tuesday, after expressing the optimism about his job security, he characterized his role as a difficult, but critical one. "I will tell you, this is the hardest job I've ever had," said Kelly. "This is, in my view, the most important job I've ever had." When asked by one reporter about how he phrased his "not so frustrated" comment and if he felt foiled in any way, the chief of staff continued with a response similar to his prior remarks. "No, I'm not frustrated," he said. "This is really, really hard work -- running ... Link to the full article to read more