US CHIEF OF STAFF KELLY DENIES CALLING TRUMP AN IDIOT
TRUMP TOO LASHES OUT AT THE NEWS REPORT CALLING THEM ‘FAKE’
WASHINGTON : The White House was hit by another firestorm, with a report saying President Donald Trump’s chief of staff has called him “an idiot” multiple times.
The former US marine corps general considers himself a check on the famously erratic president with a questionable grasp on policy and has called Trump “an idiot” to underscore that point, NBC News reported on Monday, citing multiple White House staffers.
Kelly reacted swiftly, calling the report “total BS ”.
“I spend more time with the president than anyone else and we have an incredibly candid and strong relationship,” Kelly said in a statement issued by the White House. “He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story is total BS… This is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to President Trump and distract from the administration’s many successes.” Trump lashed out in a tweet, without mentioning the NBC report: “Fake News is going crazy making up false stories…they are totally unhinged, and the great success of this Administration is making them do and say things that even they can’t believe they are saying.”