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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 11:44 AM Aug 2017

Chief of Staff John Kelly gives up on trying to control Trumps Twitter after latest tweet-spasm

Chief of Staff John Kelly gives up on trying to control Trump’s Twitter after latest tweet-spasm



http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/chief-of-staff-john-kelly-gives-up-on-trying-to-control-trumps-twitter-after-latest-tweet-spasm-report/

Over the past week, media reports have praised Kelly, a retired Marine general, for imposing military discipline on the White House.

“Mr. Kelly cuts off rambling advisers midsentence,” The New York Times reported. “He listens in on conversations between cabinet secretaries and the president. He has booted lingering staff members out of high-level meetings, and ordered the doors of the Oval Office closed to discourage strays.”

According to Bloomberg, Kelly also had high hopes for curbing the president’s use of Twitter.

While Kelly isn’t vetting every presidential tweet, Trump has shown a willingness to consult with his chief of staff before hitting “send” on certain missives that might cause an international uproar or lead to unwelcome distractions, according to three people familiar with the interactions. Kelly has been “offering a different way to say the same thing,” one person said.


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Chief of Staff John Kelly gives up on trying to control Trumps Twitter after latest tweet-spasm (Original Post) Miles Archer Aug 2017 OP
Kelly is a POS enabler. n/t awesomerwb1 Aug 2017 #1
Already? Iliyah Aug 2017 #2
Kelly should give up and save his energy democrank Aug 2017 #3
That gave me an image in my mind, but it was not licking a cone! Kleveland Aug 2017 #4
We have a certifiable nut job as president world wide wally Aug 2017 #5
Well that didn't last long Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #6

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)
4. That gave me an image in my mind, but it was not licking a cone!
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 11:58 AM
Aug 2017

It was along the lines of a male dog......

Phoenix61

(17,003 posts)
6. Well that didn't last long
Mon Aug 7, 2017, 12:25 PM
Aug 2017

Seriously, did he think he was going to control Twitler. I've worked with 100's of children over the years, most with mental health diagnosis and the vast majority had more impulse control than Twitler.

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