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Jul 10, 2023 · John F. Kelly, who served as former President Donald J. Trump’s second White House chief of staff, said in a sworn statement that Mr. Trump had discussed having the Internal Revenue Service and ...
Oct 3, 2023 · John F. Kelly, the onetime chief of staff to former President Donald J. Trump, confirmed on Monday some of Mr. Trump’s most startling comments about service members and veterans, reeling them ...
- Kelly Calls Mexican Border A ‘Vulnerability’ to Terrorism
- Kelly Calls Domestic Politics A ‘Cesspool’
- Trump Chooses Kelly to Run Homeland Security
- Senate Grills Kelly During Confirmation Hearing
- Senate Confirms Kelly
- Homeland Security Issues Memo to Deport Immigrants
- Kelly Says Congress Should ‘Shut Up’
- Kelly Caught on Open Mic Joking About The Press
- Kelly Rescinds Obama-Era Immigration Order
- Trump Names Kelly Chief of Staff
In a report to Congress as head of U.S. Southern Commandin March of 2015, Kelly writes that migration of “tens of thousands of people” from Central America and Mexico to “our nation’s doorstep” is a “potential vulnerability,” as terrorists could leverage those same routes.
In an interview with Foreign Policy magazinepublished on July 11, 2016, Kelly criticizes both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, both of whom are courting him, making little effort to hide his dislike of the “cesspool of domestic politics.” He declines to endorse either candidate but says he’d be willing to serve whoever wins.
Various outlets report in December of 2016 that the Trump transition team has settled on Kellyas his choice to oversee Homeland Security, citing his experience leading Southern Command, which oversees immigration and cross-border problems in Central and South America, among other things.
During Senate confirmation hearings, Kelly breaks with Trumpon some issues, arguing a border wall with Mexico alone would not solve illegal immigration. But he is unclear on what he thinks about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which protects 800,000 people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
Kelly is overwhelmingly confirmedas secretary of Homeland Security in an 88-11 vote on Jan. 20, 2017.
Under Kelly, the Department of Homeland Security issues a sweeping memoon Feb. 21, 2017 instructing agents to deport every undocumented immigrant they encounter, a move that immigration advocates argue will dramatically increase the number of deportations.
In a speech at George Washington University in April, Kelly says that Congress should put up or shut upon criticism of immigration enforcement priorities. “If lawmakers do not like the laws they’ve passed and we are charged to enforce—then they should have the courage and skill to change the laws,” he says. “Otherwise they should shut up and suppor...
During a Coast Guard graduation, Kelly is caught on an open micjoking about a ceremonial sword given to Trump. “Use that on the press, sir,” he says, to Trump’s laughter.
In June 2017, Kelly rescinds an Obama Administration memothat sought to prevent 4 million parents of U.S. citizens and green card holders from being deported if they passed a criminal background check and satisfied other requirements.
In a decision that is a surprise to White House staffers, Trump replaces White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebuswith Kelly on July 28, 2017.
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Former White House Chief of Staff, John F. Kelly, in a revelation, confirmed the long-standing allegations regarding Donald Trump‘s derogatory remarks about veterans and war-wounded individuals.
Oct 3, 2023 · John Kelly confirms firsthand Trump's statements expressing distaste for military service after years of anonymous accounts. Hannah Getahun. Oct 2, 2023, 7:10 PM PDT. U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Andrew Harrer-Pool/Getty Images. Trump's former White House chief of staff John Kelly slammed his ex-boss as the January 6 insurrection took place. "If he was a real man, he would go down to the ...
Aug 10, 2022 · Aug 10, 2022, 7:32 AM PDT. Former President Donald Trump and former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images. Kelly told Trump wounded vets "are the heroes," after ...
