John F. Kelly
✓ Source-basedfallingFormer White House Chief of Staff and Former United States Marine Corps General
S. Marine Corps general who was the White House chief of staff for President Donald Trump from 2017 until 2019. He had previously been the secretary of homeland security in the Trump administration and was commander of United States Southern Command.
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Kelly's official U.S. Southern Command portrait
Kelly and U.S. Senator John Warner hold a briefing regarding the status of investigations into the Haditha incident on May 25, 2006.
Kelly briefing reporters at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
Kelly is ceremonially sworn in prior to President Trump's speech at DHS Headquarters on January 25, 2017. Kelly was actually sworn in five days prior.
Kelly's official portrait as Secretary of Homeland Security, 2017
Kelly during the MSC 2017
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What can I add that has not already been said?
Referring to former President of the United States, Donald Trump on 3 October 2023, in commentary to CNN. Kelly served in the Trump
I watched Wednesday’s actions on the Hill brokenhearted. Horrified. That’s not us. Are peaceful protests allowed? Yes, it is our right.
"Statement from General John Kelly, USMC (ret.)", at American Security Project (7 January 2021)
He’s an idiot. It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown. I don’t even know why any of us are here.
About Donald Trump, as quoted in "Bob Woodward’s new book reveals a ‘nervous breakdown’ of Trump’s presidency" (4 September 2018), by
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Keith KelloggAlso won Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Tommy FranksAlso won Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Marcus LuttrellAlso won Combat Action Ribbon
Nguyễn Văn ThiệuAlso won Meritorious Service Medal
Lisa FranchettiAlso won Defense Distinguished Service Medal
H. R. McMasterAlso won Defense Superior Service MedalAbout this person
John Francis Kelly is an American former political advisor and retired U.S. Marine Corps general who was the White House chief of staff for President Donald Trump from 2017 until 2019. He had previously been the secretary of homeland security in the Trump administration and was commander of United States Southern Command. Kelly is a board member at Caliburn International, a professional services provider. Following his firing from the first Trump administration in December 2018, Kelly became one of Trump's most notable critics among former cabinet members and administration officials, revealing in The Atlantic that Trump would often praise authoritarian regimes in private meetings. In October 2024, Kelly described Trump as "fascist" prior to the 2024 presidential election.
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