John Kelly Expected to Leave the Trump White House SOON

Last updated on: June 28, 2018 at 5:28 pm by Susan Wright

John Kelly Expected to Leave the Trump White House SOON 2018-06-28T17:28:30-04:00 Susan Wright

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Not “if,” but “when.”

Specifically, it was never a case of “if” White House Chief of Staff John Kelly would run screaming from the seething pit of insanity known as the Trump administration, but “when” would he make his escape.

If this Wall Street Journal report is correct, the answer to the “when” would be, soon.

According to the report, Kelly may be gnawing off that arm and running for the hills, with whatever dignity he can smuggle out in his knapsack as early as this week.

He may, however, wait until President Trump returns from his “Killing Friendships” tour of Europe next month.

Trump will travel to Brussels from July 11 to 12 for a NATO conference, followed by a trip on July 13 to the United Kingdom. He is scheduled to meet with Russian Vladimir Putin on July 16 in Finland.

The tweets from the road are going to be other-worldly.

Reports of Kelly’s defection have been floating about for months. While the White House and Kelly have denied them openly, absolutely nobody will be surprised when he goes.

He’ll be following out a parade of big names, who either left on their own or were ousted.

H.R. McMaster, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, Dina Powell, Rick Dearborn, Rachel Brand… It’s a revolving door, truly.

Recent reports are that Kelly has become so disgusted with trying to be the adult in the White House that he’s leaving the job and working out in the middle of the day, proof that he’s disconnected from the job.

He’s allegedly told friends that he’s done trying to keep order. He’s prepared to let Trump do whatever he wants, even if it results in impeachment, because at least that would end this chapter of American history.

In April, Kelly denied a report that he called Trump an “idiot” and mocked the president’s lack of policy knowledge.

Smacks of former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson [not] denying he called President Trump a “moron” last year, after Trump turned the Boy Scout Jamboree into one of his putrid displays of self-aggrandization.

“I spend more time with the president than anyone else and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship,” Kelly said at the time.

“I am committed to the president, his agenda, and our country,” he added. “This is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to President Trump and distract from the administration’s many successes.”

All that, but every time somebody says that, the reports turn out to be true.

Meanwhile, the hunt for a replacement is on.

Trump has also spoken in recent weeks with advisers about potential replacements, the Journal reported. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney is considered a favorite for the role, as is Nick Ayers, who currently serves as chief of staff to Vice President Pence.

I guess it depends on which one is the biggest glutton for punishment. It’s unlikely that anyone is going to be able to stop Trump’s self-destructive bent.

As others in his orbit have said, let Trump be Trump. What do we have to lose, besides a nation?

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