Trump confidant: President is perplexed by reports of White House chaos

One of President TrumpDonald John TrumpTiger Woods calls Nike's Kaepernick campaign a 'beautiful spot' EPA lost more than 1,500 workers in first 18 months of Trump administration: report Trump: Races that GOP was not thinking about winning 'are now very close' MORE's confidants said Sunday that the president is "perplexed" by reports of chaos in the White House, adding that more changes are expected soon.

“The president told me he is perplexed by all of these reports that there is chaos at the White House or mass staff changes,” Chris Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax, told ABC's "This Week."

“He told me that he thinks the White House is operating like a ‘smooth machine,’ his words.”

Ruddy, however, noted the president told him he will likely make some changes soon.

“He did say that he is expecting to make one or two major changes to his government very soon and that is going to be it,” Ruddy said.

Ruddy said White House sources told him that Veterans Affairs Secretary David ShulkinDavid Jonathon ShulkinVeterans group sues to block advisers known as ‘Mar-a-Lago Crowd’ from influencing VA Mar-a-Lago insiders provided input on VA policy, personnel decisions: report Ahead of speech, Kansas City newspaper urges Trump to listen to veterans MORE is likely to depart Trump's Cabinet “very soon.”

Shulkin has been in hot water in recent weeks following reports that he misused taxpayer money to pay for flights for his wife.

Ruddy also said that White House chief of staff John KellyJohn Francis KellyMORE and Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben CarsonBenjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonEthics watchdog requests probe into Trump officials traveling to campaign events Here are the administration officials who have denied they wrote the anonymous NYT op-ed Something to celebrate this Labor Day: The state of American jobs and workers MORE will be staying.

Carson recently faced scrutiny following reports that the department had spent tens of thousands of dollars for a dining set for his office.

Trump said last Thursday he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton.

Trump’s chief economic adviser Gary CohnGary David CohnTrump: Bob Woodward is an 'idiot,' his book 'fiction' Trump on Woodward book: 'I don't talk the way I am quoted' CNN publishes letter that Woodward reports was taken from Trump's desk MORE, Secretary of State Rex TillersonRex Wayne TillersonWoodward book shames Trump shills, apologists and enablers Trump gives 'red card' to reporters during meeting with FIFA head True cost of rampant White House turnover: Inexperience breeds incompetence MORE and personal lawyer John Dowd have also left recently.