Kelly Tells Black Republicans That Trump Admin Is ‘Looking For Very Good People’

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on October 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Oliver Contreras)(Sipa via AP Images)

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House chief of staff John Kelly has met with a group of black Republicans to promote the administration in the aftermath of Omarosa Manigault Newman’s departure.

Kelly told the group of black Republicans that “we are looking for talented young men and women” who would be willing to serve the country.

Kelly says he told the group “how rewarding it is” to serve the country and that the administration was “looking for very good people.”

The White House chief of staff tells reporters he made a brief appearance in Monday’s meeting. It came a week after Manigault Newman, one of the administration’s most prominent and visible African-American senior staffers, left the administration.

Manigault Newman was escorted off the White House grounds after resigning last week.

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  1. No shit, John? But for accuracy you should say “The administration is looking for a very good person.” And looking for him or her in a group of Rethugliklans, black or otherwise, is likely to result in success.

    So far, the tote board is still at ZERO. Or should I say, “looking up at ZERO”?

  2. Doesn’t he mean “THOSE People”?

    Y’all wanna work for Masser Don on his bigly plantation, dont’cha?

  3. Avatar for marby marby says:

    Kelly’s racism is on full display. I read his quote as essentially saying, “The fact that we have almost no black people in the Trump administration means it’s difficult to find very good ones.”

  4. Avatar for milt69 milt69 says:

    Well well, Gen. KKKelly, you wouldn’t have been forced to attend this meeting if you hadn’t shit canned the black woman (I know, I know your favorite demographic) appointed to do it.

    That’s exactly right.

  5. OMG…why should any African-American with a shred of dignity, talk to this race-baiter??

    Apologies to Congresswoman Wilson, you dipshit :bangbang:

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