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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJohn Kelly Reportedly Astonished When Trump Said He Thought Chairman of Joint Chiefs Made 5 Million
John Kelly Reportedly Astonished When Trump Said He Thought Chairman of Joint Chiefs Made 5 Million Per Yearby Amy Russo | Nov 25th, 2018, 4:05 pm
President Donald Trump doesnt appear too clued in on the federal budget, according to a new Washington Post report in which hes said to have assumed the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff rakes in millions per year.
The article published Sunday states that Chief of Staff John Kelly once asked the president just how much Gen. Joseph Dunford earns, and Trump replied with a staggering assumption of $5 million. In reality, he makes under $200,000, Kelly pointed out. The story was relayed to the Post by insiders whod heard the anecdote from Kelly himself.
Upon finding out Dunfords actual salary, the Post reported, Trump suggested Kelly be awarded a substantial raise and stars for his uniform.
Last January, a Sunday Times article noted that the pay for the equivalent of Dunfords position in Britain was nearly double.
The Times estimated Dunfords annual salary to be just over $171,000, along with a significantly smaller personal allowance.
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John Kelly Reportedly Astonished When Trump Said He Thought Chairman of Joint Chiefs Made 5 Million (Original Post)
DonViejo
Nov 2018
OP
Kelly is further disrespecting himself by continuing to work for that orange know nothing.
brush
Nov 2018
#1
:) Kelly being a racist asshole is well-known, so I can't say as I was profound.
Garrett78
Nov 2018
#11
brush
(53,764 posts)1. Kelly is further disrespecting himself by continuing to work for that orange know nothing.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)2. Kelly loves the bigotry. He just wishes his boss was more savvy.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)4. Heard a similiiar comment from someone
who served under him at Gitmo.
We have to stop meeting like this. This is the second time today that I have kissed your boots due to a good post by you.
Garrett78
(10,721 posts)11. :) Kelly being a racist asshole is well-known, so I can't say as I was profound.
Look, I think Kelly is a conservative arsehole but for a while have suspected that he is carrying out 'orders' by staying on as CoS.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,841 posts)3. That degree of ignorance is genuinely dangerous.
brush
(53,764 posts)6. Yes, and Putin is proposing another meeting with trump with no one else present...
like what happened in Helsinki so he can lead trump around by the nose ring again.
God, we are screwed until we get this fool out.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,109 posts)8. Rump owes him 4 billion, i think that is now obvious.
Rump would literally sentence half of this country to death if that is what it took to relieve him of that debt.
struggle4progress
(118,273 posts)5. "I just say whatever wanders into the open spaces of my mind!"
underpants
(182,736 posts)9. Spot on.
Throw money around and then wonder why the banks took everything back.