Report: Kelly Called Trump ‘Dishonorable’ For Firing Comey

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White House Chief of Staff John Kelly reportedly called President Donald Trump “dishonorable” in a call with former FBI Director James Comey shortly after his firing, the Daily Beast reported. In Comey’s upcoming memoir, the former FBI Director reportedly writes that his firing by Trump made Kelly “sick.” 

When Kelly called Comey moments after he learned that Comey had been fired from television reports, per the Daily Beast, Kelly was emotional and said that he intended to quit because of it. According to two unnamed sources who read Comey’s upcoming memoir, Comey persuaded Kelly to stay in his role as Secretary of Homeland Security because Trump desperately needed people of character to guide and advise him.

This account of the phone call differs from the version that Kelly has told staffers, a senior White House official told the Daily Beast.

Nevertheless, Comey’s account may inflame already tense relations between Trump and Kelly, which reportedly have worsened in recent weeks. As more of Kelly’s allies in the West Wing have left or been fired — including former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster and former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson — Kelly’s influence in the White House has decreased.

Comey’s memoir, “A Higher Loyalty,” is slated for release on Tuesday.

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  1. Avatar for dont dont says:

    “Dishonorable”. Tell us something we don’t know.

  2. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Kelly just moved ahead of Pruitt to the twitter firing line.

    Not only did he say it. It is being leaked out due to the book by Trump’s nemesis (well one of his may nemeses)

  3. Avatar for tena tena says:

    What in the hell are you still doing there, Kelly? You have constantly made these noises about how awful it all is and how shocked you are about Trump’s behavior and yet there you sit.

  4. Kelly is an honorable soldier who is unsuited, by training, temperament, convictions, and communicative style, to be a Chief of Staff.

    He is also an essential, though fatally flawed, check upon an even-more-unbridled DJT.

  5. Thank you General Obvious.

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