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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:40 PM Sep 2022

***General John Kelly said TFG was a "fascist" who was unfit to lead a constitutional democracy***

Kelly, his former chief of staff, is said to have described Trump as a “fascist” – uniquely unfit for the job of leading a constitutional democracy, according to Haberman, citing several who spoke to the retired Marine general.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/28/politics/donald-trump-confidence-man-haberman/index.html


When a hard-ass like Kelly says you're a fascist there is a high likelihood you are one.

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***General John Kelly said TFG was a "fascist" who was unfit to lead a constitutional democracy*** (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2022 OP
There should be a tidal wave of these denunciations before the mid-term. lindysalsagal Sep 2022 #1
Thanks for spending 5 years normalizing Trump Maggie jcgoldie Sep 2022 #2
I think Maggie did this as a "kill shot" finish him off underpants Sep 2022 #5
well jcgoldie Sep 2022 #8
Kelly must have figured that a lunatic like TFG could be "reined in" Zambero Sep 2022 #3
No need to give Maggie money now. THAT was an excellent article by CNN underpants Sep 2022 #4
Yeah well, he is about 7 fucking years too late mercuryblues Sep 2022 #6
Has he written a book about the TFG years? DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2022 #10
It was rumored he was going to mercuryblues Sep 2022 #11
After the Helsinki press conference with Putin Ferryboat Sep 2022 #7
Ya Think! Thank you for Cha Sep 2022 #9

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
2. Thanks for spending 5 years normalizing Trump Maggie
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:42 PM
Sep 2022

So you could save all the batshit crazy stories for your book.

underpants

(182,803 posts)
5. I think Maggie did this as a "kill shot" finish him off
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:58 PM
Sep 2022

Yes she did promote the hell out of him on the pages of the New York Times but she did have access like no one else. She may see this as redemption for herself. It really should be the end of him - Woodwords book should have too.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
8. well
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 03:36 PM
Sep 2022

If Trump's own actions on Jan 6th didn't provide a kill shot, I don't think a book by Maggie Haberman gonna move the needle any more than Woodward's did.

Zambero

(8,964 posts)
3. Kelly must have figured that a lunatic like TFG could be "reined in"
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:51 PM
Sep 2022

He wasn't the only one making that miscalculation.

underpants

(182,803 posts)
4. No need to give Maggie money now. THAT was an excellent article by CNN
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 02:56 PM
Sep 2022

Amongst other things he clearly is focused on how the people around him look.


COVID - yep I saw this and read it as such.

In the final year of his presidency, Trump tried to wish away the topic of coronavirus, Haberman writes, minimizing it publicly out of an apparent belief that things only existed if they were discussed openly.

mercuryblues

(14,531 posts)
6. Yeah well, he is about 7 fucking years too late
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 03:09 PM
Sep 2022

But as long as he made a few bucks on books and TV interviews all is well in his racist; POS; pea brain.

Kelly can go fuck himself. So can Maggie.

Cha

(297,224 posts)
9. Ya Think! Thank you for
Wed Sep 28, 2022, 03:43 PM
Sep 2022

posting.. and Yes I was surprised and grateful this was coming from Gen John Kelly.

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