+1 And he never called out the National Guard to quell the actually violent protesters, because he liked them. |
He’s way too old to be a dictator, even if that was his wish, and even if there were enough support from the military and police force to make it feasible.
I thought the skits with Alec Baldwin as Trump showing him being dragged kicking and screaming in a rolling chair were hilarious. The fact remains that he walked out of the White House at the end of his first term, and he’ll do so at the end of a hypothetical second term. |
Believe General Kelly - he was part of Trump's "inner circle" and worked directly for him and knows him much better than anyone on this thread.
Our friends and closest colleagues usually say nice things about us and it's not that compelling because it's in their own personal interest to do so. But when a close colleague or friend says something negative, that puts them at risk, it's brave and more credible. Kelly has nothing to personally gain from this. He is a Republican who used to believe in Trump - until he worked closely with him and saw him for who he is. |
Just don’t tell Trump that Hitler then had these generals executed. |
+1 |
Not just his former chief of staff but also Trump's own VP is not endorsing him. When has that ever happened before in US history? |
This woman is not an impartial voice. She is a leading never Trumper. Why do we have to believe his motive for stating this is pure? He didn’t offer anything but his personal opinion. He provided no concrete evidence of Trump planning a fascist government or dictatorship. He hasn’t even spoken to him recently. I personally believe he is part of a hit job by the Harris campaign and their liberal media allies. They know Kamala is losing the election, so the campaign and its media allies have launched incessant personal attack against President Trump. |
He was an employee of Trump’s and didn’t exactly leave the White House in good terms. |
Kelly expected Trump or any president for that matter to be deferential to him rather than the other way around. Also, this episode bothered him so much he waited 4 years and two weeks before the election to get it off his chest? |
It's not just John Kelly that is calling out Trump. There is also this bi-partisan organization (National Security Leaders for America) of retired generals, admirals, senior noncommissioned officers, ambassadors, and senior civilian national security leaders who is speaking out about the danger of a second Trump administration and who have recently endorsed Harris. But don't take their word for it--what do they know?
The list of former security personnel is too long to list here but you can read all the names and titles by clicking on the link. https://www.nsl4a.org/nsl4a-announcements/nsl4a-endorsement-harris |
Truly terrifying. Why aren’t people taking this credible threat seriously. PP said he willingly left the first time, but his language has dramatically changed since then. Why would we expect him to do that again? He didn’t even get a slap on the wrist for 1/6, where he was hoping he Pence was hanged. He now rewrites history to say it was a “love fest.” |