Paul Revere by Cyrus Dallin, North End, Boston

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General John Kelly: "He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

TRUMP IS A MAN OF SHOCKINGLY LOW CHARACTER WHO MAGA WANTS AS POTUS

 


Trump cultists love Trump's horrifying authoritarian/fascist character:



As Election Nears, Kelly Warns Trump Would Rule Like a Dictator 

John Kelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that Donald Trump met the definition of a fascist.



"Few top officials spent more time behind closed doors in the White House with President Donald J. Trump than John F. Kelly, the former Marine general who was his longest-serving chief of staff. With Election Day looming, Mr. Kelly — deeply bothered by Mr. Trump’s recent comments about employing the military against his domestic opponents — agreed to three on-the-record, recorded discussions with a reporter for The New York Times about the former president, providing some of his most wide-ranging comments yet about Mr. Trump’s fitness and character. 

Mr. Kelly was homeland security secretary under Mr. Trump before moving to the White House in July 2017. He worked to carry out Mr. Trump’s agenda for nearly a year and a half. It was a tumultuous period in which he drew internal criticism over his own performance and grew disenchanted and distressed by conduct on the part of the president that he considered at times to be inappropriate and reflecting no understanding of the Constitution. 

In the interviews, Mr. Kelly expanded on his previously expressed concerns and stressed that voters, in his view, should consider fitness and character when selecting a president, even more than a candidate’s stances on the issues." 

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"He said that, in his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law."

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"He discussed and confirmed previous reports that Mr. Trump had made admiring statements about Hitler, had expressed contempt for disabled veterans and had characterized those who died on the battlefield for the United States as 'losers' and 'suckers' — comments first reported in 2020 by The Atlantic." 

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 "At Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day 2017, Mr. Trump toured the section where recently killed service members are buried, including Mr. Kelly’s son Robert, a Marine who was killed in 2010 while fighting in Afghanistan. 

While walking through the cemetery, Mr. Kelly recounted, Mr. Trump asked what had been in it for those who had given their lives. 'And I thought he was asking one of these rhetorical kind of, you know, questions,' Mr. Kelly said. 'But I didn’t realize he was serious — he just didn’t see what the point was. As I got to know him, again, this selflessness is something he just didn’t understand. What’s in it for them?' ” 

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 "Mr. Kelly had nothing good to say about Mr. Trump 

 Mr. Kelly was asked whether Mr. Trump had any empathy. 'No,' Mr. Kelly said."



We've never had so many millions and millions of Americans who were so easily bamboozled by a con man, liar, cheat, fraud, convicted felon, and adjudicated rapist. They succumbed to his lies, grifts, criminality, and empty promises and aligned themselves with his paranoia and hatreds against their fellow Americans.

9 comments:

Shaw Kenawe said...


American Veteran
@amvetsupport

I am begging my military brothers and sisters, before you vote for trump, please look to this man's history. He has zero respect for you or anyone who served. We need to bring back respect for our military and we will never get that from trump. A draft evading, spoiled rich punk.

BB-Idaho said...

Duty, Honor, Country - not in the Trump lexicon.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Trump has never thought about the meaning of those words. I don't remember him ever using them in any of his rantings at his rallies.

Shaw Kenawe said...


Liz Cheney
@Liz_Cheney

If your response to Gen John Kelly, gold star father & Trump’s WH chief of staff, confirming that Trump praised Hitler & called members of our military “suckers and losers” is to defend Trump, you need to look in the mirror and realize your dishonor will live forever.


Les Carpenter said...

Obligation, honor, country. My prefered meme. Duty is a word best replaced with obligation IMO. Something freely chosen. Not forced.

Mike said...

Anyone that votes for tRUMP is the sucker and loser.

Dave Dubya said...

When fascism comes to America it will be embraced by duped, angry, frightened and ignorant white men.

The Prophet Dervish Z Sanders said...

Rapist, misogynist, racist, bigly confabulator, constant liar, egomaniac... those are clearly all admirable qualities in the eyes of the maga.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Those are the qualities -FJ/JoeCon and the sailors on the Mother Ship admire and want in an American president. Sickening!