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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums'Get Rid of My Kids': Trump Told Kelly to Fire His Children, Claims New Book
Its no secret that the Trump family isnt the most functional in the world, but this is something special. Donald Trump instructed his former chief of staff to fire his children because they kept generating bad media coverage, according to a new book. Kushner Inc., by journalist Vicky Ward, makes the claim that, when Trump hired John F. Kelly as his chief of staff, the president directed him: Get rid of my kids; get them back to New York. According to the book, which is previewed in The New York Times, Trump complained that his daughter Ivanka and his son-in-law Jared Kushner didnt know how to play the game and kept attracting negative press. Kelly reportedly said it would look bad to fire them so they decided to make life difficult enough to force Kushner and Ivanka to resign. However, the pair survived the plan and Kelly resigned in December. Ward also reports Ivanka and Kushner kept getting refused travel on Air Force planesbut found a workaround by inviting along a Cabinet secretary, often Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, to get access to the government flights.
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'Get Rid of My Kids': Trump Told Kelly to Fire His Children, Claims New Book (Original Post)
DonViejo
Mar 2019
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tanyev
(42,356 posts)1. Yep, I've always thought he'd throw them all under the bus to save himself.
The only mystery is in what order.
mercuryblues
(14,491 posts)2. Wolff
covered this in his book. Why couldn't little Donnie, 2 scoops say your fired? Is he afraid that his own kids would spill the beans if he angers them?
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)3. I find that hard to swallow . . .
especially concerning his main squeeze, Ivanka.
Cartoonist
(7,297 posts)4. attracting negative press
He's the all time champ at that. His kids are still learning.
JI7
(89,172 posts)5. BS, he let them get security clearance even though they didn't pass background checks
He insisted they have them.