Posted on 10/25/2024 12:56:49 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Kelly’s sensational claims about the president highlight his incompetence, mismanagement, and contempt for the chain of command.
No one knows former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly better than I do. This bitter, bullying coward should be cast into the dustbin of history for once again smearing Donald Trump, just days before the most important election in modern American history.
It may seem reasonable to assume a four-star general would make a good chief of staff, but that assumption is deeply flawed.
Kelly invariably hated those closest to Trump. As chief of staff, he single-handedly turned Trump allies into bitter and viperous enemies.
Four-star generals like Kelly typically reach the top of their profession because they are seen as the sharpest tools in the military shed. Yet in the West Wing, among uber-elite civilians from academia, the corporate world, and Wall Street, Kelly was consistently the dumbest guy in the room.
Regarding Kelly’s leadership, I had to brace myself physically every time his office called, as it inevitably involved some form of threat or abuse. Some leaders inspire, while others attempt to “lead” through intimidation. Kelly was clearly the latter, and I can’t imagine serving under his command in combat.
But Kelly’s flawed leadership wasn’t the most concerning issue. His real failure was his refusal to obey the president, breaking the chain of command.
Kelly, along with Defense Secretary James “Mad Dog” Mattis, knew better than anyone that the military’s survival depends on strict respect for the chain of command. Yet once Kelly and Mattis reached the pinnacle of civilian power, they acted as if no one, not even the president, was above them.
Kelly routinely subverted the president’s trade agenda. When my former boss instructed Kelly to prepare an executive order to impose steel and aluminum tariffs or tariffs on China, Kelly would consistently delay the process by subjecting it to an extended review.
Kelly employed the same tactic whenever the president attempted to push trading partners like South Korea and Japan to stop screwing us in trade. Both Kelly and Mattis resisted actions that could threaten military alliances with these countries, ignoring the fact that gutting our economy and manufacturing base would ultimately weaken our ability to defend ourselves, let alone any other nation.
Why was Kelly so opposed to Trump’s trade policies? Lacking any economic training, Kelly fell easily into the globalist mindset of West Wing figures like National Economic Council Directors Gary Cohn and Larry Kudlow and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin — all of whom worked to block the president’s trade policies.
Because Kelly had no training in politics, he failed to understand the importance of trade policy in holding the high political ground of blue wall manufacturing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan that Trump had won in 2016.
Because Kelly didn’t know how to “let Trump be Trump,” as Corey Lewandowski famously advised, there was no way “Captain Queeg” Kelly would allow anyone with differing trade policy ideas near the Oval Office.
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Power hungry narcissists.
Bkmk
There were a lot of them. Trump has to be careful it doesn’t happen a second time. The RINO (DemocRATS) bass turds are everywhere. They infest every part of American life. Who would have believed they would be able to hijack Country and Western music. Wow! Blew me away.
Peter Navarro is the best.
I called it on X yesterday, Kelly is nothing more than a sel-serving traitor.
Excellent. And completely believable.
This is from the Colin Powel playbook a distraction.
Recall that Obama purged the military of warrior generals and admirals. The survivors had to pledge loyalty to him. Kelly and Mattis survived the Obama purge. Enough said.
Trump really didn’t pick good people to surround himself with, except for maybe Ben Carson.
All of the upper ranks of the military should be purged as suspected communists and their addresses should be DOXXED.
Back in the day, Kelley was bragging that as Chief of Staff he had sole control of restricted access to President Trump to such a degree that all but a select few had to go through him directly before they could meet with Trump so he could control Trump.
The guy has had his panties in a wad since PDJT gave more credence to input from regular soldiers instead of his uppity top dogs. I think Kelly has a problem with being dissed.
Trying to be H. R. Hademann! And where did that behavior get him?
I seem to recall that it was John Kelly and Reince Priebus who talked Jeff Sessions out of resigning after Sessions gave the go-ahead to investigate Trump for Russia collusion. The senate supported Sessions and warned Trump about retaliating against him.
O-oh. Larry?
On fox the other day in referring to some of his backstabbing selections last time he said he “had a couple of clinkers”......yes he did but it wasn’t just a couple.......closer to a dozen I would wager.
And yes, he MUST vet his staff far better than last time.
Navarro wields a sharp blade...and he carves Kelly up like a Christmas turkey.
Ya hope that Trump learned the lesson about putting ex-generals in charge of anything of substance. They may be marginally competent within their career wheelhouse - but God help anyone that would trust them off a very short and tight leash.
Himmm enemy from within, I do hope Trump makes better choices for his administration
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