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John Kelly
July 29, 2024
Robert Schlesinger
J.D. Vance Proves It: Trump Hires the Very Worst People
Trump’s new running mate will haunt him just like all of the fools and weasels from his first administration.
May 28, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Video Exposes Just How Much “Law and Order” Trump Respects Military
Spoiler alert: not much.
October 3, 2023
Tori Otten
John Kelly Confirms Trump’s Most Vile Comments About the Military
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly has verified all the horrid things Donald Trump said about veterans and service members.
June 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Donald Trump’s Former Attorney General Thinks He’s a Child
The former president is also seen as a national security risk by many of the people who worked closest with him in his former administration.
June 14, 2023
Prem Thakker
Trump Is “Scared Shitless”
While Trump celebrates his 77th birthday, insiders say he’s actually terrified about facing accountability for mishandling classified documents.
October 13, 2020
Ankush Khardori
No One’s Hands Are Clean at the Justice Department
Why officials at every level are implicated in the department’s worst abuses of the Trump era, starting with its family separation policy
August 29, 2019
Alex Shephard
Twilight of the “Adults in the Room”
Jim Mattis was said to be one of the grown-ups protecting the country from Trump's worst impulses. Does anyone remember feeling safer?
May 7, 2019
Matt Ford
The Ignoble Afterlife of the Trump Staffer
John Kelly is the latest former official to cash in on his experience working for a corrupt and immoral administration.
December 10, 2018
Jeet Heer
Nick Ayers, expected to be named White House Chief of Staff, turns down the job.
December 7, 2018
Jeet Heer
Corey Lewandowski continues tradition of near-brawls.
November 21, 2018
Jeet Heer
John Kelly signs an order allowing American troops to use lethal force at the border.
October 23, 2018
Jeet Heer
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly really does seem to have a temper.
October 18, 2018
Jeet Heer
White House shouting match belies Trump’s claim he runs a “well-oiled machine.”
July 31, 2018
Jeet Heer
John Kelly agrees to two more years of hell.
May 17, 2018
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Kevin Baker
Nothing in All Creation Is Hidden
Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump
March 5, 2018
Jeet Heer
Trump’s Chaos Is Becoming America’s Chaos
His push for a trade war shows how an "isolated and angry" president could wreak havoc for the country.
February 14, 2018
Alex Shephard
The White House’s Rob Porter Defense Is Falling Apart
But don't expect the administration to change its story.
February 13, 2018
Alex Shephard
The White House’s Rob Porter problem is only getting worse.
January 22, 2018
Jeet Heer
Will the Real President Please Stand Up?
The government shutdown shows just how powerful John Kelly has become—and how he's bringing chaos, not order, to the White House.
January 11, 2018
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s Two-Faced Presidency
He and his administration often contradict each other. How long can this fragile arrangement last?
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