Former President Trump told former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly, who recently said his former boss met the definition of a “fascist” and had an affinity for Adolf Hitler and other dictators, that he He said he was a “complete degenerate.''
“Thank you for your support for a complete pervert named John Kerry who made up a story out of pure Trump Derangement Syndrome hatred!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Wednesday. “John Kerry is a scumbag and a bad general. I stopped seeking his advice in the White House and told him to move on.”
Kelly expressed concern about Trump's possible return to the White House in an interview with the New York Times earlier this week.
Chief of Staff John Kelly listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with senior military officials in the White House Cabinet Office on October 5, 2017. (Andrew Haller Pool/Getty Images)
He told the outlet he believed Trump met the definition of a “fascist” and would rule like a dictator if allowed.
“Certainly, the former president is in the far-right realm, certainly admires people who are authoritarians and dictators – he says so. “It fits that definition,” Kelly said. “He certainly prefers a dictator's approach to government.”
Democratic strategist Leslie Marshall said Trump's reaction to the retired Marine general's comments was not surprising because Kelly is respected in military and political circles.
White House Chief of Staff Attends Annual Meeting of the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Human Trafficking in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Haller/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Anyone who says anything negative about him, even if it's his inner circle, he comes back and insults them,” she said on Wednesday's “Special Report.” “That seems to be his MO, and unfortunately his supporters are condoning it.”
Talk radio host Chris Ryan said there was “legitimacy”, “substance” and “gravity” to what Kelly said.
“But I also don't think anything else will change about this race. Kamala Harris wants to turn the race back to Donald Trump. She says she is.” “She doesn't have a final argument other than the facts. “In her view, she's more stable than Donald Trump, not Donald Trump, and her approaches should focus on him,” Ryan said. added.
Harris accuses Trump of seeking 'unchecked power' and being 'unchecked and unstable'
Enten said Trump's gains among independents in key battleground states were significant, which he thought was a good sign for the Trump campaign. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Let. Brigadier General Anthony Tata questioned the timing of Mr Kerry's comments, weeks before Election Day, and claimed it was “something of a personal vendetta”.
Kelly also told the Times that President Trump spoke positively about Hitler.
“He made the comment many times, 'Hitler did good things, too,'” Kelly said.
Earlier this week, The Atlantic also published an article featuring two anonymous people who claimed President Trump needed a “general like Hitler.”
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Trump campaign adviser Alex Pfeiffer refuted the claim, telling the outlet: “This is completely false.” “President Trump never said that.”
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump waves during a campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum on Tuesday, October 22, in Greensboro, North Carolina. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Mike Pence's former chief of staff Nick Ayers wrote about Xpreviously claimed on Twitter that Kelly's comments were “patently false.”
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“While I have avoided commenting on leaks, rumors, and even lies within the staff since I was in the White House, General Kelly's comments about President Trump are too bad to ignore,” Ayers said. I wrote.
