Gen Kelly seems to have a few issues with his former boss, that he now feels able to express.
No doubt the Disciples of the Cult of Q already have him listed for a spot on the next barge to Gitmo.While Kelly said Wednesday he couldn’t answer questions about whether the president ordered him to grant Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a security clearance over the objections of intelligence officials, citing executive privilege, he notably diverged from Trump on his marquee campaign issue: immigration.
.Kelly rebuked one of the president’s constant refrains about undocumented immigrants: That migrants who cross into the U.S. illegally are dangerous criminals and pose a serious threat.
He also reiterated his position that a border wall spanning the entire U.S.-Mexico border would be a “waste of money.”.
The retired general also defended NATO, which Trump has repeatedly maligned as having a cost to the U.S. that outweighs its benefits.
.But while Kelly addressed some of the most controversial aspects of his time in the White House, he drew laughter from the audience when he joked about the advice he said he gave his temporary replacement, Mick Mulvaney.
Before saying the chief of staff's job is to tell the president “what he needs to hear,” Kelly said he advised Mulvaney to “run for it.”
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