John Kelly's position is getting shaky as Trump says he's 'tired of being told no'

Laura Clawson 
Daily Kos Staff
Friday April 06, 2018 · 8:58 AM EDT

Donald Trump has increasingly been freezing chief of staff and supposed "adult in the room" John Kelly out of major decisions, like hiring John Bolton as national security adviser and congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kelly’s efforts to keep Trump under control have blown back on him as Trump chafes and pouts and rages:

Trump recently told one confidant that he was “tired of being told no” by Kelly and has instead chosen to simply not tell Kelly things at all, according to a person who was not authorized to publicly discuss private conversations and spoke on condition of anonymity.

What a child—Trump can’t even listen to Kelly tell him no and argue his case, or tell Kelly he’s being overruled. He just goes around him like a kid sneaking candy. Only in this case, the candy is a war-mongering bully of a national security adviser.

In Trump’s West Wing, once the rumors begin that an aide’s exit is forthcoming, the “stink” on that staffer never leaves, according to one of the nearly dozen White House aides, former administration officials and outside advisers who spoke to The Associated Press under the same conditions.

Trump has resumed contact with former advisers like Corey Lewandowski, who Kelly banned from the White House, which means Trump is hearing from people with every reason to undermine Kelly. And of course precious golden son-in-law Jared Kushner can’t be too happy about Kelly having his temporary security clearance removed.

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