'There is a concern, I think an awful big concern, that the partisanship has gotten out of hand,' Trump's former chief of staff John Kelly said.
President Donald Trump's former chief of staff and Homeland Security secretary John Kelly said Friday he agreed with former Defense Secretary James Mattis' criticism of Trump and said"we need to look harder at who we elect."
Asked about Mattis' statement by former White House communication director Anthony Scaramucci, Kelly said, "I agree."that Trump did not fire Mattis, despite Trump's tweets claiming he had fired his former top Pentagon official. "There is a concern, I think an awful big concern, that the partisanship has gotten out of hand, the tribal thing has gotten out of hand," Kelly continued.Trump as a threat to American democracy for dividing the country and forcibly clearing mostly peaceful demonstrators for a photo op.
"I think we need to look harder at who we elect," Kelly said. "I think we should look at people that are running for office and put them through the filter: What is their character like? What are their ethics?"
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