Posted on 10/18/2018 7:38:29 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Even by White House standards, this scrap was reportedly a doozy.
Writes Kaitlan Collins and Jeff Zeleny: "A heated argument in the West Wing between chief of staff John Kelly and national security adviser John Bolton over a recent surge in border crossings turned into a shouting match Thursday, two sources familiar with the argument told CNN."
According to Collins and Zeleny, the fight -- which Trump witnessed the start of (and sided with the more hard-line Bolton) -- led some aides to speculate that one of the two combatants might leave the White House following it. (The betting money is on Kelly, who is not only on the wrong side of Trump in this fight but, more generally, has been seen as likely on his way out of the job for months now.)
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders downplayed the fight in a statement later Thursday, insisting that her colleagues are "not angry at one another." "While we are passionate about solving the issue of illegal immigration, we are not angry at one another. However, we are furious at the failure of Congressional Democrats to help us address this growing crisis," she said....
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
The State Department thinks the Defense Department is their chump boy. That’s exactly the reason we’re 0-5 since WW2. The Defense name should be changed back to War Department to clear up any misconceptions.
Cillizza is to factual writer as a blind archer is to accuracy. They both rarely hit the target.
That's why Trump hired both of them.
Yes. Yes he is.
I immediately knew this was useless when I saw his name in the title, yet all the same I expected it to be his name in the title.
Kelly supports his protege,open borders dhs nielsen. Bolton accussed her of not doing enough to secure the border.
Kelly is a moderate globalist. He has never been a true trump believer. The sooner this guy is gone, the better.
That is a most appropriate post. We quit when your dead or surrender. Have a nice day.
At least with a blind archer, you know gravity will win at some point.
Windbag Cillizza, just more hot bloviating air. Someone should mention climate change to this A$$ Cillizza.
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