John Kelly blew up at Trump in Oval Office meeting, threatened to quit

[highplainsdem]

Source: Axios

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly threatened to quit on March 28, according to sources familiar with the events.

What I'm hearing: Kelly blew up at Trump in an Oval Office meeting that day, and while walking back to his office muttered he was going to quit. Sources said it was not related to the David Shulkin firing that happened the same day.

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He was fired up enough that colleagues got allies to call in to calm him down.

At one point DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen — perhaps the person in the administration he trusts most — came over to talk him off the ledge.

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Read more: https://www.axios.com/john-kelly-trump-oval-office-meeting-threatened-quit-f29667d3-d99f-4e23-92f6-9c48c360722b.html

[vlyons]

1. I don't feel sorry for Kelly

not one bit

[lame54]

24. Four star jackass

[RandomAccess]

33. A racist, misogynist 4-star jackass

[Angry Dragon]

2. attention hog

[catbyte]

3. At this point...

[IMG][/IMG]

[Grammy23]

20. Im not even giving a rats ass about his angst.

He is there of his own free will. Maybe he thinks he is saving us from tRump’s craziness. But all he is doing is tarnishing what is left of his own ragged reputation. He should have never come into this den of snakes or at least should have gotten out at the first whiff of what tRump is all about. So nope. Not even a rat’s ass to give for that guy.

[dalton99a]

4. Just do it, asshole

[magicarpet]

5. Kelly could have reined in and shut this .....

.... Nazi meat-grinder down(tRdump) - but Kelly humored him and coddled him because Kelly is likely a Nazi meat-grinder himself. Or he acts just like one.

This is a Democracy not a Fascist Oligarchy... get with the program or get out.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Isn't this like the fifth or sixth time he's threatened to quit?

[groundloop]

7. It takes a special kind of asshole to create such a toxic work environment

Not that I really have any sympathy for John Kelly, but it takes someone who's an extremely incompetent leader as well as an utter uncaring asshole to create a work environment such as the White House has become. 45* (aka Spanky) tries to claim he's such a great leader, but this is yet another example of how he's just the opposite.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Plus,.Kelly is enabling Trump by trying to clean up his messes.

Pure and simple enabling. And getting sicker himself in the process.
Those "blow ups" he has had are his psyche trying to warn him how toxic it all is.

toxic people make every one around them unhealthy.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

8. So quit already.

[winstars]

9. An empty barrel makes the most noise!!!

[Proud liberal 80]

27. You win the internet for today!

[lunatica]

34. I love a great dose of sarcasm

Boomeranged back at em! Use their same words!

[no_hypocrisy]

11. He'll quit -- as soon as he's signed a book contract.

[barbtries]

12. who needs this kind of fucking drama non-stop?

trump is so sick that he enjoys it. he thrives on it because it reminds him constantly of how important and powerful he is.

don't even get me started on the fucking republicans who stand by with their thumbs up their asses.

we're losing the country. we're losing our democracy. future shock. it's happening so fast it's a test trying to keep part of the way up on the daily disasters.

[bronxiteforever]

18. [phone]

[benld74]

13. Entire Administration needs to GO

[oberliner]

14. Every time someone leaves they are replaced by someone even worse

[7962]

21. Wouldn't it be something if a bunch quit all at the same time??

I think THAT would get the attention of many who aren't totally brainwashed

[mountain grammy]

15. Go ahead and jump off that ledge, Kelly. Just do it.

[riversedge]

16. well, it has been about 10 days, seems the nanny decided to stay.

[JI7]

17. I think Kelly is leaking this so he can try to make it like he was

going against trump.

[7962]

22. Ahhhhhhh good theory. nt

[Cold War Spook]

19. jump, jump, jump, jump,

jump, jump, jump, jump

[PearliePoo2]

23. I don't think Twittler would give a shit if Kelly quits. Kelly is MEAN and won't let the precious...

Princess daughter (and object of his lust) just waltz in and out to see Daddy anytime that she wants.

Besides, Cadet 'Bone Spurs' has the BEST mind, the BEST words. The idiot actually thinks he can run the entire show by himself. After all, he ran all his businesses! (ran them into bankruptcy). Tillerson was right: "Fucking moron".

[SergeStorms]

25. John, you gave up any chance of keeping your self respect.....

the first time you even thought about quitting, but didn't.

This just goes to show how "Trump's" Generals are nothing but order takers, and not the "stabilizing forces" they were touted as being.

Bugger off, John!

[maxrandb]

49. He gave up his self respect

the second he supported Donnie Short Fingers and took a job with him.

Kelly is fucking scum who has used his military rank and his own sons rotting corpse to lend legitimacy to the illegitimate.

He's used his military background to normalize and advance fascism and racism.

In a perfect world he'd be busted down to E1 and his pension would be siezed.

There's a special place in hell for folks who use their military prestige and reputation to uphold evil.

He's a fucking prick of the highest order.

Fuck him. I can't think of anything bad enough that could happen to him that would account for how he has misused the honor, integrity and reputation of an officer in the United States military.

We need to stop calling him a general and start calling him a field marshall

[brush]

26. He full of it. HE should've quit long ago...Fredica Wilson, Rob Porter, the no security clearances..

scandal righ under his nose, and on and on and on.

He likes the illusion of power that he allegedly has (not).

[Bernardo de La Paz]

28. Probably Pruitt. A previous report said Kelly wanted Pruitt fired and tRump over-rode him. . . nt

[Ilsa]

36. Trump is taking ted cruz's advice on keeping pruitt. My guess is

that trump will find a place for him in his cabinet after Beto beats cruz in November. Maybe AG?

[Scurrilous]

29. More fake exits than a James Brown concert.

[montana_hazeleyes]

52. Oh good one!

[matt819]

30. Wah wah wah

Four star marine general?

What garbage! A career in tatters because of one year serving a fascist. Would love an advance look at his obit.

[BobTheSubgenius]

31. Lo!

Behold the field whence my fucks are grown, and see that it is barren.

[lastlib]

40. (I gotta borrow that one!!)

[Docreed2003]

41. Lmao...well played

[3catwoman3]

45. Shakespearean!

Excellent turn of phrase.

[HuskyOffset]

46. Graphical version

Graphical version

another

[rurallib]

32. kelly is a highly paid baby sitter - Time to pull the babes pants down

and give him a few swats on the ass.

And then quit.

[GreydeeThos]

35. Kelly is military and Trump is not

Kelly believes in the concept of "Chain of Command" where directives start at the top and filter down each level. Trump believes in the concept of the all powerful CEO who can give orders to anyone in the organization from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff right on down to the contract house keeper cleaning the windows. To a military guy, jumping over the Chain of Command is a complete breach of protocol.

[getagrip_already]

38. is kelly sstill active duty or retired?

If he is acting duty, and just on loan to the WH, trump has him by the nads. You can't just quit or even retire from the military. You can be stopped and court marshalled if you don't do it properly, and on the military's timetable.

[Maxheader]

37. Another 'tweet fire"?

[Jfarrar3645]

39. If Kelly had any ethics or morals he would have quit a long time ago

[extvbroadcaster]

42. Obviously not used to dealing with dementia

Kelly like the rest of them keep thinking Trump is rational. He's not just an asshole, and corrupt, and incompetent - he's in the early stage of dementia. He can't understand simple talking points and won't accept any contrary opinions. Hold on, and hope we can vote him out before the whole country burns down.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

43. Tangeranus not being the right kind of fascist Kelly wants him to be?

Tough shit, asshole.

[Cha]

48. +1!

[Skittles]

44. Kelly can go fuck himself

he is surely helping Trump fuck America

[Cha]

47. LEAKERS! Or how would we hear

about this shite?

[James48]

50. Look, Im different.

I hope you all can understand and appreciate the “big tent” when I say this:

I am glad John Kelly is there right now, because I think he keeps a little of Trump in check.

I would hate to think who is going to get that job next.

I am no fan of Kelly, but at least I think he does have some influence - maybe just a little- there. And the possibilities of nuclear holocost if Trump had free reign without any influence from sane people could be worse.

[MFM008]

51. Maggot loves the

Drama and chaos.
Its how he gets off.