"I think we should look at people that are running for office and put them through the filter," 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."
"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. Kelly, a former Marine Corps general, also urged caution against using the military to respond to protests.
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