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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,093 posts)
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 07:38 PM Oct 2018

Bolton and Kelly get into heated shouting match sparking resignation fears

A heated argument in the West Wing between chief of staff John Kelly and national security adviser John Bolton over a recent surge in border crossings turned into a shouting match Thursday, two sources familiar with the argument told CNN.

The exchange lay bare a bitter disagreement that has existed between two of President Donald Trump's top aides for weeks now.

Trump, who was incensed about the rising levels of migrants and threatened to shut down the southern border on Twitter earlier that morning, took Bolton's side during the argument. Bolton favors a harder line approach to the issue and criticized Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen during the argument, a source said. Nielsen used to serve as Kelly's deputy when he ran DHS. Bolton reportedly said Nielsen needed to start doing her job, which incensed Kelly.

While arguing is frequent in this divided West Wing, a source familiar with the clash equated it with a falling out.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bolton-and-kelly-get-into-heated-shouting-match-sparking-resignation-fears/ar-BBOzzQw?

Somehow I don't find this surprising

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Bolton and Kelly get into heated shouting match sparking resignation fears (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2018 OP
"resignation fears" maxsolomon Oct 2018 #1
Kelly, Mattis, and Sessions are all out in 3 weeks. lapfog_1 Oct 2018 #2
Sessions seems Kelly agree with trump's bigoted hardline position JI7 Oct 2018 #7
When the duel starts, my money's on Kelly. lindysalsagal Oct 2018 #3
Nah, I got Bolton. He cheats. n/t Yavin4 Oct 2018 #5
Bolton defeats Kelly. Because NCjack Oct 2018 #8
For a street fight, yes. Flaleftist Oct 2018 #11
Because it's fiction? N/t malaise Oct 2018 #4
FIGHT! I got $5.00 on Kelly. nt Hotler Oct 2018 #6
Because this is how Corgigal Oct 2018 #9
Resignation fears? I double dog dare everyone one in the WH to quit. Leave Trumpy alone in the dark. FSogol Oct 2018 #10

lapfog_1

(29,213 posts)
2. Kelly, Mattis, and Sessions are all out in 3 weeks.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 07:43 PM
Oct 2018

Nikki Haley is out shortly after that (end of the year).

Leaving only hardliners like Bolton around to fellate the President.

We must take both the House and Senate to tie up this asshole failure moron of a President.

JI7

(89,255 posts)
7. Sessions seems Kelly agree with trump's bigoted hardline position
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 08:11 PM
Oct 2018

kelly is angry that Bolton criticized niestiknsen not over the policy itself.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
8. Bolton defeats Kelly. Because
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 08:11 PM
Oct 2018

Bolton is hot dripping, slippery and sticky, pig snot on the door knob. Kelly is only a bellowing foul-mouthed liar. Trump is impressed by originality (hot and dripping), whereas liars of every variety surround Trump. Hell, Trump himself is a multi-talented liar.

No contest. Bolton stays and Kelly leaves.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
9. Because this is how
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 08:16 PM
Oct 2018

grown professional people behave at work.

The rest of us would be fired, because.....we should be.

FSogol

(45,503 posts)
10. Resignation fears? I double dog dare everyone one in the WH to quit. Leave Trumpy alone in the dark.
Thu Oct 18, 2018, 08:19 PM
Oct 2018

I doubt he can change a roll of TP without help.

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