Republicans try, fail to defend Trump from Kelly’s condemnations

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Republicans try, fail to defend Trump from Kelly’s condemnations
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Retired four-star general John Kelly spoke out for the first time about Donald Trump on tape, saying that Trump praised Hitler while in office in an interview with The New York Times.

Spare a thought for Donald Trump’s sycophantic supporters, tasked with spinning on the former president’s behalf amid his latest fiascos. It can’t be easy to defend the indefensible, though these poor partisans have to give it a try anyway. This week, for example, Trump’s former White House chief of staff, retired Gen.

” I’m not entirely sure what that means, but if the GOP congressman believes the former White House chief of staff is warning voters ahead of Election Day, I think that’s accurate. I also think it’s an underwhelming defense, given the seriousness of the retired general’s claims. Bill Ackman, one of Trump’s prominent billionaire backers, appeared on CNBC and responded to Kelly by saying that the retired general is simply “one person stating a series of things.

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