White House chief of staff John Kelly called President Trump “dishonorable” and considered quitting over the way he fired former FBI director James Comey, according to a report Thursday. Comey recounts Kelly’s emotional response to his dismissal in his forthcoming memoir, which is set to hit shelves next week, the Daily Beast reported. The longtime lawman writes that Kelly was “sick” about the situation and “intended to quit” in protest. Trump dumped Comey in May, later admitting that his decision was made in part because of the federal investigation into his campaign’s possible coordination with Russian looking to influence the election. EPA boss Pruitt mucking up Trump and Kelly's relationship Comey learned of his firing from a television news report while he was addressing agents in California. Kelly, in charge of the Department of Homeland Security at the time, called Comey … [Read more...] about Trump’s chief of staff John Kelly told James Comey the President was ‘dishonorable’ after he fired the FBI boss
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Trump Reportedly ‘Hated’ John Kelly’s Comments That His Views on Wall Are ‘Evolving’
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s Fox News interview in which he said President Donald Trump’s views on immigration have “evolved” and weren’t “fully informed” when he promised a border wall during the 2016 campaign didn’t figure to sit well with the Commander-in-Chief. And indeed, according to a new report out Thursday morning, they didn’t.CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, citing unnamed sources inside the White House, reports that Trump “spent last night fuming” over the remarks by his Chief of Staff. Collins’ sources also said that the president “hated” the remarks Kelly reportedly made to Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday regarding Trump’s “evolving” views on the wall.In his Fox News interview with Bret Baier, Kelly said that Trump’s views on the border wall weren’t “fully informed” when he made his promise during the campaign.This … [Read more...] about Trump Reportedly ‘Hated’ John Kelly’s Comments That His Views on Wall Are ‘Evolving’
John Kelly Slams Jeff Flake for Anti-Trump Speech: ‘I Think It’s Beneath Him’
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly told Fox News’s Bret Baier Wednesday evening that Sen. Jeff Flake‘s comments about President Donald Trump were unwarranted and childish.Flake took to the Senate floor Wednesday to denounce Trump’s treatment of the press, most prominently noting that Trump “uses words infamously spoken by Joseph Stalin to describe his enemies.”Kelly said that such comments are “unfortunate” and “completely wrong.”“I think it’s beneath him, but he is a United States Senator and he has his opinions, and he can voice them any way he wants, I guess,” Kelly said.The Twittersphere wasn’t very kind to Flake, either, with Trump supporters accusing him of sucking up to the “MSM” and those against Trump saying he’s all talk and no action. Some of the latter pointed out that Flake has voted 90 percent with the president — with one of the dissensions being that Flake voted … [Read more...] about John Kelly Slams Jeff Flake for Anti-Trump Speech: ‘I Think It’s Beneath Him’
John Kelly Reportedly Said Some of Trump’s Immigration Promises ‘Uninformed’
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made an astounding comment about President Trump during a meeting with lawmakers today, per a new report.According to The Washington Post, Kelly told Democrats “some of President Trump’s campaign promises on immigration were ‘uninformed'”:“A concrete wall from sea to shining sea” is not going to happen, Kelly said. Instead, “a physical barrier in many places” is what the administration is requesting. Kelly used the term “physical barrier” several times during the meeting, attendees said…Kelly also said that there will be no wall “that Mexico will pay for.”After serving as homeland security secretary and commander of U.S. military forces in Latin America, Kelly told lawmakers that he has helped Trump “evolve on issues of the wall.”CNN’s Jim Acosta is also reporting that Kelly used the word “uninformed”:[image via screengrab]— — … [Read more...] about John Kelly Reportedly Said Some of Trump’s Immigration Promises ‘Uninformed’
John Kelly Banning Personal Cell Phones in New West Wing Crackdown
A ban on staffers using personal cellphones in the West Wing will be going into effect, according to an internal memo sent by chief of staff John Kelly.The new policy reveals that “all portable electronic devices” that are not issued or authorized by the White House cannot “[be] carried into or otherwise possessed” in the West Wing from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, regardless of whether they are turned off.The memo, as reported by ABC News, request that staffers leave their phones in their vehicles, in their lockers near the West Wing lobby, or at home.The procedures set in place to discipline those who don’t follow these guidelines have been leaked and includes “being indefinitely prohibited from entering the White house complex:” Violations of this policy by EOP staff are security incidents that may indicate knowing willful, or negligent conduct in violation of security policy and may therefore result in disciplinary action … [Read more...] about John Kelly Banning Personal Cell Phones in New West Wing Crackdown