Dec 11, 2018 06:58 AM
https://theweek.com/articles/811803/john...pill-beans
[EXCERPT] Dear General John Kelly:
There can be no doubt that when you accepted a position in President Trump's Cabinet, you did so out of a sense of duty. I wonder, though. When did you begin to feel a twinge of doubt? [...] What will you do now? How about this: Tell us the truth. The whole, ugly, unmitigated truth. Tell the American public what it was like working for a man like Donald Trump. Give us your version of the daily presidential potty-training that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently described during a fundraiser in Houston:
The thing is, your reputation is already, alas, besmirched....
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[EXCERPT] Dear General John Kelly:
There can be no doubt that when you accepted a position in President Trump's Cabinet, you did so out of a sense of duty. I wonder, though. When did you begin to feel a twinge of doubt? [...] What will you do now? How about this: Tell us the truth. The whole, ugly, unmitigated truth. Tell the American public what it was like working for a man like Donald Trump. Give us your version of the daily presidential potty-training that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson recently described during a fundraiser in Houston:
When the president would say, "Here's what I want to do, and here's how I want to do it," and I'd have to say to him, "Well, Mr. President, I understand what you want to do, but you can't do it that way. It violates the law, it violates the treaty, you know." He got really frustrated … I think he grew tired of me being the guy every day who told him he can't do that and let's talk about what he can do. [Tillerson]
Hold that thought. Because I'm sure that Trump's crude response to Tillerson ("dumb as a rock," "lazy as hell") is crossing your mind. Maybe you're thinking, wouldn't it just be easier to leave on relatively decent terms? I'm still a decorated general officer. I tried my best to wade through the "cesspool of domestic politics." The president still refers to me as a "great guy." Why not leave it that?The thing is, your reputation is already, alas, besmirched....
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