Feb 11 White House grappling with fallout from aide’s resignation By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The White House attempted Sunday to soften President Trump's comments about the mistreatment of women while rallying around the chief of staff. Continue reading
Feb 09 Kelly getting scrutiny after senior aide’s resignation By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Pressure mounted on White House chief of staff John Kelly as questions swirled Friday about his defense of a senior aide he fought to keep in a highly sensitive West Wing job despite accusations of spousal abuse from… Continue reading
Feb 08 Watch 6:30 How is John Kelly’s credibility hurt by Rob Porter abuse scandal? By PBS News Hour The White House is on the defensive after two ex-wives of a top aide said he physically assaulted them. Staff secretary Rob Porter also did not have a permanent security clearance. Why did chief of staff John Kelly initially defend… Continue watching
Feb 06 Some immigrants ‘too lazy’ or ‘too afraid’ to sign up for DACA, chief of staff Kelly says By Alan Fram, Associated Press John Kelly added the government would not start deporting "Dreamers" who don't have criminal records. "They are not a priority for deportation," he told reporters. Continue reading
Jan 18 Trump insists his views on a border wall have not ‘evolved’ By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The president said on Twitter: "The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it." His tweets pushed back against his own chief of staff's recent comments to lawmakers. Continue reading
Oct 31 Trump’s chief of staff defends Confederate monuments, says Robert E. Lee was ‘an honorable man’ By Associated Press John Kelly also said the Civil War was sparked by "the lack of the ability to compromise."… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch News Wrap: Rep. Wilson rejects John Kelly’s claims over condolence call By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the fallout from the political feud over the nation’s war dead continued as Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., rejected John Kelly’s accusation that she was eavesdropping on the president in a condolence call to a soldier’s… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 3:48 Trump under fire, Kelly steps forward to defend his comforting of Gold Star families By PBS News Hour White House Chief of Staff John Kelly made an appearance at during the press briefing Thursday to try to put to rest the controversy over the treatment of Gold Star families that has plagued President Trump in the last few… Continue watching
Oct 19 WATCH: John Kelly ‘stunned and broken-hearted’ by criticism of Trump’s widow call By Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered an extraordinary denunciation of a Democratic congresswoman Thursday, accusing her of politicizing what he called a "sacred" presidential effort to console the grieving loved ones of a slain soldier. Continue reading
Oct 12 LISTEN: What Americans heard in mysterious sonic attacks in Havana By Josh Lederman and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press The Associated Press has obtained a recording of what some U.S. Embassy workers heard in Havana in a series of unnerving incidents later deemed to be deliberate attacks. Continue reading