Trump blasts retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly

[TomCADem]

Source: Local 10

WASHINGTON – During a news conference on Friday afternoon at the White House, President Donald Trump criticized retired U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, the former White House chief of staff and former Secretary of Homeland Security.

Trump said Kelly was unable to handle the pressure of his job at the White House. He said Kelly “did not do a good job,” was “unable to function” and he was “exhausted” by the time he left the job in January 2019.

“I know John Kelly. He was with me. He had no temperament,” Trump said, adding Kelly “bad mouths” him.

Trump said the new report by The Associated Press confirming The Atlantic’s recent report is “a hoax” and a “continuation of the witch hunt.” Both reports allege sources heard Trump make disparaging remarks about members of the U.S. military who had been captured or killed.

Read more: https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2020/09/04/watch-live-at-5-pm-president-donald-trump-delivers-news-conference/

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Wow. By blasting Kelley as the source of the leak, isn't Trump actually validating that he made the disparaging remarks regarding soldiers?

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/09/04/trump-john-kelly-atlantic-story-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/top-news-videos/

[barbtries]

1. good point.

trump knows who he said it to after all.

[EndlessWire]

17. Well, hell...

I don't know about you, but he said it directly to me when he disparaged McCain on national television.

As a matter of fact, since all of my family has been involved in national defense each generation, he said it to my whole family.

That lack of respect for the military is now going to bite him in his large, puffy, golfing ass. Cadet Bonespurs doesn't add up to McCain's little toe. Somewhere, McCain is laughing.

Do we really have to pay money to protect him after he is ousted? I don't want to spend any more money on him.

[barbtries]

21. we're paying for all of it.

politics at the WH; deaths of thousands unnecessarily, locking up children, stealing them from their parents; letting putin kill our soldiers, all of it.

i don't think he'll be able to take an SS contingent into prison with him though. that should ease the burden somewhat.

[dweller]

22. any $$ spent on his care will be at the fed's expense

as all federal prisoners are ...

✌🏼

[llashram]

25. this

not one red cent

[Thekaspervote]

2. Oh but he has the utmost respect for the military?? kay....

[flibbitygiblets]

3. This is what's known as "shooting oneself in the bone spurs"

instead of shooting someone on 5th avenue!

Wow. He's actually validating the story and making it worse.

[TomCADem]

9. Trump on Source for Atlantic Article: "could have been a guy like a John Kelly."

If it is fake news, then there is no actual source. It can literally be anyone, but to then name the specific source that was in a position and place to validate the story suggests that it is true and Trump is trying to get out in front of the story by discrediting Kelley because Trump is afraid that Kelley will verify the Atlantic story.

[Cozmo]

4. This sounds very suspicious to me

[Cha]

13. "Suspicious", how? What are you saying? It's a report of what

the Killer in chief said at his stupid "news conference".

[denem]

49. I hear the MF say it !

[C_U_L8R]

5. Trumps gonna be talking to the paintings tonight.

Yes Donald, they are indeed all out to get you. And you are going down. Losing. A failure to top all failures.

[Cha]

6. It's a Badge of Honor to be "blasted" by a Lying Stupid Ass

Traitor!

US Marine Corp John Kelly

[ProudMNDemocrat]

7. Just goes to show that Trump ain't that smart to begin with.

[randr]

8. When he plays the hoax card it is a tell

He dare not call them lies. That he would have to prove. He hides behind his hoax accusations.

[paleotn]

10. He had no temperament?

What does that even mean?

[genxlib]

11. I have no doubt that Kelly was tired

Babysitting is hard work.

[The_REAL_Ecumenist]

40. Especially when it's for a drug addicted, sociopathic, pathological lying, ephebopillic, perverted..

demented, incontinent, illiterate, moronic, paranoid, hypocritical, sexually assaulting 239 kg, (I believe that Dr Ronny meant to say kg, NOT lbs), insecure toddler. Po' Kelly BUT allow me to say this, I only feel so much for Kelly because he enabled trump & refuse to tell the truth about what he was actually doing. So, there's that.

[NCjack]

53. Especially frustrating to clean up and console a baby while the high value work

gets delayed. But, don't feel any sympathy for Kelly. He is a hard RWer who knew what Trump was before he jumped at the job to be COS.

[vlyons]

12. I'd be exhausted too if I had to deal with Trump for even 1 minute

It's exhausting just seeing video clips of him on various new programs. Thank-god my remote has a mute button!

[NoRoadUntravelled]

14. Good point. Further proof that tRump is confused and can't keep up with the speed of

his own lies and disparaging statements.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. Kelly should've kicked the shit out of him.

It would have been a sweet thing to behold.

[Solly Mack]

16. With every lie and pointed attack he verifies the story

[TomCADem]

18. It Is Sort of Like Responding to an Anonymous Complaint: "I Never Sexually Harassed Staff..."

"...but the attractive secretary, Kathy, who sits near my office is a total liar, loser, and can't perform her job worth squat, just saying."

[Solly Mack]

23. Exactly like that.

[SheltieLover]

30. This!👆

Well said, Solly! 👍

[sarge43]

19. Shoot all the messagers, Moron. The message still stands.

You're a liar, a thief, a bully and a coward.

[progressive nobody]

20. Kelly and Mattis need to go on TV and speak the Truth. EVERYTHING they heard Trump say

I they remain silent about Trump's bad mouthing the military then they are allowing Trump to get away with this.

[SheltieLover]

31. Why are they silent?

Kompromat?

[JI7]

33. military culture.

[jcgoldie]

37. This is from the Wikipedia page on John Kelly

Prior to joining the Trump administration in January 2017, Kelly had been on the board of advisors of DC Capital Partners, an investment firm that now owns Caliburn. Following his departure from the White House in January 2019, Kelly joined the board of directors for Caliburn International. He was seen in April 2019 touring the facilities of Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children, operated by Caliburn subsidiary Comprehensive Health Services, Inc.

Don't hold your breath for Kelly to do the right thing.

[SheltieLover]

38. Revolting!

Ty!

[RobinA]

47. Never

They are super successful military guys.

[Eliot Rosewater]

24. He and Putin shut down Stars and Stripes and next he will send our troops

to help Russia do bad things in Europe.

Our election is so in jeopardy. But, I said all this would happen 4 years ago and boy did I Take shit

JUST TWO WEEKS AGO on a very well known democratic message board I predicted something BARR will do in October and I was

....you know...

[BadgerMom]

32. A little relief for a short time till he changes his mind.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/politics/stars-and-stripes-trump-military.html

Trump Says He Will Reverse Pentagon Plan to Close Newspaper That Informs and Speaks for Troops

[still_one]

26. fucking idiot. Keep digging the hole deeper. If there was any doubt about the Atlantic article

he just confirmed it

[UpInArms]

27. "Fine people on both sides"

Excuse me ... that was personal...

There are no “fine” Nazis.

My father fought in WWII ... against Nazis

How many million died?

[mountain grammy]

28. Madman

[Mr. Ected]

29. Swiftboat Revenge

I would love for the Lincoln Project to skewer Trump's disdain for our armed forces with a series of ads a la the swiftboaters of 2004. Would also underscore the hypocrisy of the Republican Party, then vs. now.

[SayItLoud]

34. Temperament ???? another word for his salad. NT

[Skittles]

58. the idea that Trump is judging the "temperament" of another

[usaf-vet]

35. Donny you proved you were "unable to handle the pressure" of serving in the military during Vietnam.

I would call FIVE deferments certain proof that you were "unable to handle the pressure". Bone spurs what a cowardly joke.

[GeorgeGist]

36. He can't hide his STUPID.

Straight jacket time is here.

[captain queeg]

39. Let him keep talking

The pressure is building and he just can’t keep his mouth shut. I guess since he’s BSed his way out of so many things he thinks he can do it again. He amazingly thinks he’s smarter than everyone else so if they try talking him into shutting up for awhile he’ll just double down again.

[SergeStorms]

42. I honestly don't think....

he can differentiate his lies from the truth. To him they're all the same. He truly is a psychopath.

[captain queeg]

46. I think you are correct

Is that the definition of psychopath? He really believes his own lies. I usually think he just lies to try to get out of any responsibility, but I think once he says something that automatically becomes truth for him. Part of it is no one calls him on his lies. All the people around him allow him to hide in his bubble. Also he thinks everyone else is stupid and he’s so smart he can change people’s minds. I’m sure his enablers just decide it’s not worth fighting with him and just drop it. In his mind he actually convinced them. He doesn’t realize how much they appease him just to end the conversation.

[Stuart G]

55. Totally correct. But he will not be able to hide "in his bubble" evening of November 3rd.

The bubble will be exploded and he will finally see the truth: The only person he has fooled is Donald Trump.


...Donald Trump will find out that he "convinced no one"..and he is not so smart that he can lie, and lie
and lie some more...and ...get away with it After the 4th or 5th lie, people become suspicious of the
liar. And Trump has lied about many things, not 4 or 5, but many dozens, and perhaps hundreds. He has no limits. But the limits will be set for good the evening of November 3rd.

[SergeStorms]

41. When trapped deep within a hole...

stop digging. That's one lesson Donald Trump never learned. He still hasn't. What does that say about his intelligence?

[japple]

43. Everything is a hoax, a witch hunt. Everyone is out to get him. He is an innocent lamb.

All these people have it out for him.

[crickets]

44. It's always somebody else's fault, isn't it, donnie?

Somebody else is always falling down on the job. But not you, eh? Loser.

[colsohlibgal]

45. He Is Like A Mentally Challenged 9 Year Old

There has to be something wrong in the brain of anyone voting for him this time around.

Thank the Decades of pervasive right wing talk.....all enabled by Reagan when he did away with the long standing Fairness Doctrine.

[Joinfortmill]

48. A traitor and dumb as a rock.

[Miguelito Loveless]

50. So, will Kelly continue to remain silent

an protect Trump?

[Nexus2]

51. He was calling people losers during his defense about calling people losers.

[Maeve]

52. Never has learned the first rule of holes

Dig deeper, Donnie!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

54. Eat shit and die dotard

[Stuart G]

56. An he will eat shit...and lie some more..then die..Trump will call the election "a hoax" , but

he will lose by at least 10,000,000 in my opinion. He will lose at least 40 of 50 states, then the shit will
be served and he will have to eat. The only place that will interview him is "Fox News"..and many will
not pay for his speaking fees. But after the election, which he will call "a hoax" , more will happen.
Trump and some of his crew, will be charged with a number of crimes which is just another of my opinions (among many). Eating shit after losing the election will be very tough for Donald and it will hurt a lot. ............

.............and you are also correct....and then he will die.

[AKing]

57. I think Kelly will speak at an appropriate time. We're too used to rage tweeting and the like...

It's a holiday weekend. Be patient,sit back,and wait for reporters to continue to bait Trump with questions regarding Kelly. This isn't going to end well for Donald.