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A heated argument in the West Wing between chief of staff John Kelly and national security adviser John Bolton over a recent surge in border crossings turned into a shouting match Thursday, two sources familiar with the argument told CNN.
The exchange lay bare a bitter disagreement that has existed between two of President Donald Trump's top aides for weeks now.
Trump, who was incensed about the rising levels of migrants and threatened to shut down the southern border on Twitter earlier that morning, took Bolton's side during the argument. Bolton favors a harder line approach to the issue and criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during the argument, a source said. Nielsen used to serve as Kelly's deputy when he ran DHS. Bolton reportedly said Nielsen needed to start doing her job, which incensed Kelly.
While arguing is frequent in this divided West Wing, a source familiar with the clash equated it with a falling out.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bolton-and-kelly-get-into-heated-shouting-match-sparking-resignation-fears/ar-BBOzzQw?
Somehow I don't find this surprising
maxsolomon
(33,475 posts)I have none. I wish everyone in this story would resign.
lapfog_1
(29,251 posts)Nikki Haley is out shortly after that (end of the year).
Leaving only hardliners like Bolton around to fellate the President.
We must take both the House and Senate to tie up this asshole failure moron of a President.
JI7
(89,305 posts)kelly is angry that Bolton criticized niestiknsen not over the policy itself.
lindysalsagal
(20,829 posts)Anyone?
Yavin4
(35,460 posts)NCjack
(10,279 posts)Bolton is hot dripping, slippery and sticky, pig snot on the door knob. Kelly is only a bellowing foul-mouthed liar. Trump is impressed by originality (hot and dripping), whereas liars of every variety surround Trump. Hell, Trump himself is a multi-talented liar.
No contest. Bolton stays and Kelly leaves.
Flaleftist
(3,473 posts)For who Trump will trust more to be loyal, no
malaise
(269,508 posts)Hotler
(11,512 posts)Corgigal
(9,291 posts)grown professional people behave at work.
The rest of us would be fired, because.....we should be.
FSogol
(45,610 posts)I doubt he can change a roll of TP without help.
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