--- title: President Trump Seeks to Slow Things Down description: Week two of the Trump Administration was filled with much drama. Trump told aides that Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is in charge. canonical: https://time.com/4659341/president-trump-seeks-to-slow-things-down/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-03T16:52:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:07:32.017Z article:section: Politics og:title: President Trump Seeks to Slow Things Down og:description: Week two of the Trump Administration was filled with much drama. 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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Feb 3, 2017 4:52 PM UTC Week two of the Trump Administration was filled with so much drama that even the president was sick of it. After a tumultuous week set off by his immigration and refugee executive order, Trump took steps to right the ship. In an Oval Office meeting early this week, Trump told top aides that Chief of Staff Reince Priebus is in charge and that they must respect his efforts to apply a rigorous process to White House policy announcements. It came after the order was rushed through the White House by aides looking to make a splash, and without sufficient interagency coordination or even a communications plan. It remains to be seen how long the forces of order can hold off the desire to shake things up inside the West Wing. The White House is on defense over last weekend’s raid in Yemen which killed a U.S. Navy SEAL and multiple civilians on the ground. Former Obama Administration officials maintain that the interagency process wasn’t completed when the Trump Administration took over and quickly gave the order. The Trump Administration is arguing the opposite. Ivanka Trump steps up her role in DC. New Iran Sanctions incoming. 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