John Kelly called Trump 'the most flawed person' he's ever met: report

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/521507-john-kelly-called-trump-the-most-flawed-person-hes-ever-met-report

By Marina Pitofsky - 10/16/20 08:38 PM EDT

Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, has said that President Trump “is the most flawed person” he’s ever known, CNN reported.

"The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life," Kelly has told friends, the outlet reported.

Kelly left the White House in January 2019. 

Earlier this year, Kelly said that he agreed with former Defense Secretary James Mattis’s criticism of the president’s handling of protests following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Mattis lashed out at Trump in a statement to The Atlantic over his handling of the protests, saying that Trump is the first president in his lifetime “who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try.”

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Kelly’s new comments are part of a CNN special titled “The Insiders: A Warning from Former Trump Officials” set to air Sunday. Former national security adviser John Bolton, former Health and Human Services Secretary Rick Bright, and other former Trump administration officials who have criticized the president are set to appear in the special.

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