WH CHIEF KELLY DENIES CALLING TRUMP ‘IDIOT’

Washington, May 1: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has reportedly called Donald Trump an “idiot” multiple times, an allegation denied by the retired general who dismissed it as another “pathetic attempt” to smear people close to the president.

A report by NBC news, based on multiple unnamed sources from the White House, alleged that Kelly has referred to Trump as “an idiot” multiple times.

NBC News report described a number of fights between Trump and his embattled chief of staff. The outlet reported that Kelly often tells senior aides that they have to save the president from himself and his impulses and that Trump does not understand policy.

“He doesn’t even understand what DACA is. He’s an idiot,” Kelly told White House aides, according NBC News, which cites two White House officials present for the meeting. Kelly flatly denied the news report.

“I spend more time with the President than anyone else and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship. He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story is total B..l S..t I am committed to the President, his agenda, and our country,” he said. “This is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to President Trump and distract from the administration’s many successes,” Kelly said in a statement.

— PTI