Posted on 10/16/2020 1:52:07 PM PDT by libh8er
A new report from CNN says former White House chief of staff John Kelly has unloaded on his former boss in very stark terms in private.
Since leaving the Trump administration, Kelly has made a few public comments criticizing President Donald Trump and his conduct in office, though hes been more muted than others who have spoken out about their time working for Trump.
Jake Tapper reported Friday on a quote from Kelly about the president that he has apparently told people close to him:
The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though its more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.
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I wonder how much the Chinese have funneled to this clown, probably thru CNN. Or has he been npromised a big job at CNN?
No Trump just didn’t kow tow to Kelly on every little thing. Kelly forgot he worked for Trump not the other way around.
“The Most Flawed Person I Have Ever Met” became the first American in over 200 years to be elected POTUS without military or government experience. If anybody is “flawed” here it’s the good general.
The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though its more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.
What a worthless way to criticize someone. Nothing but abstractions, generalities and hyperbole.
If the Presidents dishonesty was so astoundingly deep, and the flaws so off-the-charts, youd think he could prove it by citing a few examples - this is nothing but an emotional outburst.
It reminds me of something a hormonal preteen might say: I HATE this family! I wish I was never BORN!!
CNN, “reportedly”, “privately”, anonymous fake sources, rumors, fiction ...
I think his second term will be much smoother.
I don’t. Second verse will be the same as the first. Maybe a bit better around WH personnel hires but that will be it. POTUS is one man and the swamp has proven it won’t drain itself. Without the support of his own party he is terminally hamstrung.
Im sick of these phony patriots, like Kelly. No one has the right to call themselves a patriot if they would rather hand power over this country to truly evil Marxists, rather than see Trump re-elected, simply because they dont like Trumps personality. Thats idiotic, and if done with full understanding of what will result, is evil itself.
What he and the rest of his ilk fail to understand is that Trump doesnt represent Trump, he represents all of US who put him in office. So when Kelly disrespects President Trump, hes really disrespecting the people of America.
Smells like fake news. Typical of media vermin.
‘In private’ is the new ‘anonymous sources’
Flawed did more to bring peace and stabilize world order in 3 years than anyone who served over 30 and got a chest full of medals ....but never won a war ...
12 more years
I advise watching this show......never mind the usual excuse “I don’t want to give CNN any ratings”. It’s too late to worry about that now....you must know who the enemies are and what they’re doing.....and arm yourself accordingly.
I agree. I will consider the GOP as an institution responsible for this Quisling rabble should they not be ejected from the party. After this summer of Burn, Loot and Murder it has become clear Trump is a wartime POTUS.
The GOP needs a South African style truth commission and these traitors need to be shown the door. Short of that my family will no longer be voting GOP on the national level. We have no interest in supporting a coup enabling swamp gas party.
Every one of these long-term Washington insiders would do anything, absolutely anything to gain more power, and they are always for sale to the highest bidder, yet somehow its Trump who has a flawed character.
General Kelly gave his own son to the cause of globalism. How “flawed” and pathetic is that? What a waste.
Seems this moron is on his period again.
John Kelly was a complete failure in his last job, he was fired, FIRED.
John Kelly is a disgruntled employee, perhaps he is upset for not receiving a Participation Award. Poor Johnny.
This backstabbing bitch deserves no further attention.....let him go to a corner and cry.
Kelly is clearly a democrat general.
JoMa
Flawed? Maybe. But President Trump has not demonstrated that he is a traitor to America as have you Mr. Kelly.
With all the dealing the FBI did to keep privileged people out of prison, I’d say he knows a lot more transactional people than Trump.
Who? John Kelly? Never heard of him and probably never will again. /s
Good riddance! Writing a book?
D’ya think some of that “dishonesty” might have to do with disinformation used in order to ferret out leakers, like, for instance, Kelly?
His first mistake was crossing party lines. Most of these scumbags are Democrats. They already prefer the Democratic agenda. When he humiliates them on the way out the door, what incentive do they have to stand by him? Bolton has backed off on the Trump attacks because he realizes that Biden would be far worse on policy. For Kelly the liberal Democrat, Biden would be far better. Every reason for Kelly to whale on Trump.
Trumps mistake is he keeps acting like hes in the private sector, where a majority stake keeps him at the helm of his corporations. Presidencies are awarded to those who get a majority of the citizenrys votes. Public relations matter, and a key aspect of a presidencys PR efforts is making the public think that he treats his employees well.
Unlike Romney, Trump hasnt said I love firing people. But he might as well have, given the extremely fraught relations hes had with the people hes hired. Unlike the unknown fame-seekers on The Apprentice, these are substantial people who have acquired substantial reputations in their own right. The one thing they have in common is friction with Trump. What are low-info voters supposed to conclude? Some will think Trump is a scumbag. To paraphrase Churchill, when you have to fire a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
As always with Trump the real beef is over policy. You’re just parroting Democrat talking points when you claim it’s personal. It isn’t.
McChrystal is fine playing for Team Dem/Uniparty after taking a brutal beating from Obama. The GOP was always fine with Obama no matter no much he wiped his boots on them. Kelly would be fine with Trump if he was an open borders/endless wars Team Uniparty guy. Guaranteed. It’s always business first with swampers like Kelly. Look how comfortable the GOP is in the minority.
[Wrong. Obama humiliated McChrystal as bad or worse than anything Trump has done when he fired him.]
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