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Judi Lynn

(160,539 posts)
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 01:16 PM Oct 2018

Trump tries to fire John Kelly 'but Kelly just ignores him', White House official says

Source: Independent


'I think the president just doesn’t know who to call to fire him,' claims staffer

Chris Baynes
2 hours ago

Donald Trump has reportedly tried to fire John Kelly, but failed because the White House chief of staff “just ignores him”.

The president wants rid of the former Marine Corps general but “doesn’t know who to call to fire him” as Mr Kelly himself usually carries out his sackings, according to an administration staffer.

The official was speaking on condition of anonymity to New York magazine journalist Olivia Nuzzi, who was invited to a bizarre private meeting with Mr Trump when he learned she was planning to report on tension between the president and his chief of staff.

“I just heard that you were doing a story on… this stuff,” Mr Trump told her in the Oval Office.

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-john-kelly-fire-white-house-olivia-nuzzi-pence-pompeo-oval-office-a8578486.html

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Trump tries to fire John Kelly 'but Kelly just ignores him', White House official says (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2018 OP
That you, Borowitz? Girard442 Oct 2018 #1
Ha! (I thought the same thing!!!) NurseJackie Oct 2018 #5
Looks like we could be in for a very intersting few days... GoCubsGo Oct 2018 #2
Oops... not The Onion Jeroen Oct 2018 #3
This sounds familiar. skypilot Oct 2018 #4
Gutless Trump ... can't he fire Kelly? left-of-center2012 Oct 2018 #6
Not without a camera and a script RainCaster Oct 2018 #12
Kelly has battled much, much more.... SergeStorms Oct 2018 #20
Two fucking years and he still doesn't know how to do his job. Iggo Oct 2018 #7
the orange asshole fears confrontation. that's well known... Javaman Oct 2018 #8
Ha Ha Ha Ha! hurple Oct 2018 #9
Yer killin' me. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #21
Has he tried twitter? Historic NY Oct 2018 #10
Lol. Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #11
Tell the security guards to not let Kelly in. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #13
Get Putin to have the locks changed. n/t. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #22
Putin - Can do! keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #27
lol. This is so funny lovemydogs Oct 2018 #14
😁 Duppers Oct 2018 #15
Ever read Bartleby, The Scrivener Buckeyeblue Oct 2018 #16
So the guy who garnered all these deplorable fans by uttering the words "You're Fired" Mr. Ected Oct 2018 #17
The guy known for the catchphrase "You're fired" can't fire someone... tinrobot Oct 2018 #18
and a coward. I think he knows Kelly could chew up and shit out far tougher guys than him. yurbud Oct 2018 #33
They had to give him a button to order a diet coke... LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #19
"Alexa: Fire Kelly." lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #23
"I am findiing 18 'Kelly's that work for the White House." LakeSuperiorView Oct 2018 #24
AHHHH!!!!!!! lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #30
Lol, I love this. Seems like John Kelly is more the boss than Trump is. n/t Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #25
Roger Stone claimed that Chief of Staff Gen John Kelly may be drugging Trump. keithbvadu2 Oct 2018 #26
oh lordy. Stone talking to Jones. ... riversedge Oct 2018 #29
You would think Stone is a cagey enough guy to see Trump is a sinking ship yurbud Oct 2018 #34
How do you get the valium into the burger without him noticing??? lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #31
that sounds like a good idea. yurbud Oct 2018 #32
I read that Olivia had an unauthorized interview--apparently Trump told Sanders to riversedge Oct 2018 #28

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
20. Kelly has battled much, much more....
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 02:37 AM
Oct 2018

than the STDs Trump faced "serving his country". Kelly would wipe the floor with Trump, so Little Donnie needs someone else to do his dirty work for him. His cult followers think Trump is the epitome of manhood.

They don't believe the metric tons of evidence to the contrary. They are - without a doubt - the most deluded people on the planet. They refuse to believe evidence that's presented right to their faces.

Javaman

(62,530 posts)
8. the orange asshole fears confrontation. that's well known...
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 01:49 PM
Oct 2018

I guess he's stuck with kelly LOL

such a circular firing squad of blind idiots.

hurple

(1,306 posts)
9. Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 01:49 PM
Oct 2018

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Buckeyeblue

(5,499 posts)
16. Ever read Bartleby, The Scrivener
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 04:52 PM
Oct 2018

Great short story by Melville. Bartleby is the employee. Anytime his boss, who hates confrontation, tells him to do anything, Bartleby just says, I prefer not to. The boss ends up doing it himself. Eventually, Bartleby starts living in the office. The boss, not knowing what else to do, moves his office.

Maybe this is Kelly's attempt to drive 45 crazy and out of the white house.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
17. So the guy who garnered all these deplorable fans by uttering the words "You're Fired"
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 05:51 PM
Oct 2018

Now hasn't a clue how to do the act in real life?

The irony is delicious.

tinrobot

(10,900 posts)
18. The guy known for the catchphrase "You're fired" can't fire someone...
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 06:03 PM
Oct 2018

Jeeez. Everything about this idiot is a fraud.

yurbud

(39,405 posts)
33. and a coward. I think he knows Kelly could chew up and shit out far tougher guys than him.
Sat Oct 13, 2018, 11:14 PM
Oct 2018

and I don't even like Kelly.

 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
19. They had to give him a button to order a diet coke...
Thu Oct 11, 2018, 10:51 PM
Oct 2018

Maybe they could get him the Amazon Echo, Dumbass edition...

riversedge

(70,220 posts)
29. oh lordy. Stone talking to Jones. ...
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 05:12 PM
Oct 2018





Roger Stone: It’s possible White House chief of staff John Kelly is having Trump drugged

Stone: “I have now heard not from one, but two different sources, that he seemed disoriented and was slurring his speech in conversations. To me this is a tip off that he may be being medicated. Is General [John] Kelly above this? No”
Video ››› September 11, 2017 4:43 PM EDT ››› MEDIA MATTERS STAFF
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From the September 11 edition of Genesis Communications Network’s The Alex Jones Show:

lindysalsagal

(20,686 posts)
31. How do you get the valium into the burger without him noticing???
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 05:27 PM
Oct 2018

What about the kentucky fried chicken?????

riversedge

(70,220 posts)
28. I read that Olivia had an unauthorized interview--apparently Trump told Sanders to
Fri Oct 12, 2018, 05:10 PM
Oct 2018

call Olivia in---and Kelly-who is supposed to set up trumps schedule knew nothing about this interview.

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