Posted on 08/02/2017 4:46:18 PM PDT by springwater13
New White House chief of staff John Kelly, in one of his first acts in his new post, called Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reassure him that his position was safe despite the recent onslaught of criticism he has taken from President Donald Trump.
Kelly called Sessions on Saturday to stress that the White House was supportive of his work and wanted him to continue his job, according to two people familiar with the call. The people demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a private conversation. Kelly, who was appointed to the post the day before, described the president as still miffed at Sessions but did not plan to fire him or hope he would resign.
Trump has seethed at Sessions, his one-time close ally, since the attorney general recused himself from the probe into Russia’s meddling into the 2016 election. The president viewed that decision as disloyal — the most grievous sin in Trump’s orbit.
That simmering anger burst to the surface last week. In an unprecedented display of a president publicly criticizing a sitting member of his own Cabinet, Trump unleashed repeated attacks via Twitter.
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If true, obvious Kelly wasn’t hired to stop the leaks.
Who’s Rump?
according to two people familiar with the call. The people demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a private conversation.
Don't worry, Hillary and Co. will get their just desserts. More 10D Chess moves by Trump
I don’t believe any of this sht any more. I really think the press just makes this stuff up, or waits for somebody at the DNC to make it up and feed it to them.
“The people demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly “
If true Kelly has a lot of work to do.
More leaks. What the Hell is going on???
They should have left The Mooch in for a few more days to totally clean house.
Not good.
I used to believe that chess move stuff about Trump. I’m not so sure anymore. I think what we’ve seen is all there is, hope I’m wrong.
I think the AP made this up...
All the MSM try to cause uncertainty any way they can...
They need a scif and good PURGE in the WH.
Please ask mods to fix headline.
Trump did Sessions a service by “sniping” at him and I think it was intended. Sessions started getting a lot of support from some people in Congress that had had no use for him before or when he was a senator, Democrats, even. Now it will be harder to oppose him.
Eleven posts in here and only two believe this could be made up...The MSM sh!t seems to work in here at times...
Rump? You’re scaring me...
What malarky
> Now it will be harder to oppose him.
I agree with you. Americans hate political hypocrisy when it is exposed (which the media will never do to the left). But when the Dems oppose Sessions after he drops the boom on them, Trump will certainly point out their hypocrisy in supporting him earlier.
Completely asinine article vomited from the brothing brain of a NeverTrumper.
The people demanded anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a private conversation
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