Last Irish general turns on Trump : John kelly says bring on the trump impeachment and let's put the trump era behind us

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Eliana Johnson and Annie Karni at Politico reported late Monday that the retired Marine Corps general and Trump are “barely tolerating one another,” and that Kelly has even resigned himself to the possibility of Trump being impeached:

He has told at least one person close to him that he may as well let the president do what he wants, even if it leads to impeachment — at least this chapter of American history would come to a close.
Less than a year ago, when Kelly replaced Reince Priebus as chief of staff in July 2017, there were high hopes that he would be able to rein in the president and streamline the White House’s processes. He restricted access to Trump, sought to bring order to the Oval Office chaos, and even reportedly has the president on his toes;


Kelly has derided the president in private and, has often called Trump an “idiot” while criticizing his lack of grasp on policy and government. In James Comey’s book A Higher Loyalty, the former FBI director said Kelly called him when he was fired and told him he was “sick” over the matter and referred to Trump as “dishonorable.”