John Kelly risks a Steve Bannon moment

[DonViejo]

Jonathan Swan 1 hour ago

Late last night, a few hours after Fox News aired Bret Baier’s interview with John Kelly, a source close to the president told me Trump would explode when he saw what his chief of staff said. The source — who has spent a lot of time with Trump — predicted the president would hate the interview because Kelly came off as the mature professional who patiently educated an uninformed Trump, and helped him see the light and evolve on “The Wall.”

Sure enough, a few hours later Trump tweets his displeasure (without naming Kelly): "The Wall is the Wall, it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it. Parts will be, of necessity, see through and it was never intended to be built in areas where there is natural protection such as mountains, wastelands or tough rivers or water..."

Why it matters: This is one of the first public signs we’ve seen of tension between Trump and his chief of staff. Last night, Kelly undercut Trump’s self-perception as the most brilliant man on earth, and instant master of all subjects. The notion of evolution would be inherently offensive to him.

Here’s what the prescient source told me:

“Kelly has finally ventured into Steve Bannon territory when it comes to trying to create the perception that he’s the ‘great manipulator,’ saving the country from Trump’s ignorance. The difference is, Steve tried to develop that reputation in off-the-record conversations with reporters. Kelly did it openly on the country’s most-watched cable network. It’s the subtle difference between hubris and arrogance.”

What Kelly said that crossed Trump: ​

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[dchill]

1. Hey, Kelly, uninformed is the new black!

Get with it!

[marylandblue]

2. wall "was never intended where there are rivers, mountains or wastelands"

Since that pretty much covers the entire border zone, there is never going to be a wall.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Didn't "It" Say Something About Sea To Shining Sea

And the lapdog followers went wild? Maybe i'm imagining that, but i sure remember it that way.

[marylandblue]

6. Yeah, and 50 feet high concrete

But by the time it gets built, it's just going to be a picket fence between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. That's Probably Already There

Then the frightened masses will get their glorious wall after all.

[shanny]

4. Here's hoping.

imo Kelly and Stephen Miller need to go, asap. anybody thinking of him as one of the adults or in any way worthy of respect is sorely mistaken.

[awesomerwb1]

5. Lesson learned for Kelly

He's an enabler. He's in sync with Miller and the rest of the nuts. Him and Dump are on the same page. Kelly was simply trying to appease the lawmakers he had met with before in order to help get a deal done to avoid shutdown.

Kelly is one of them. Don't fall for his BS.

[Blue_true]

8. Exactly. Screw that racist jerk. nt