President Trump asserts John Kelly must 'keep his mouth shut' after ex-chief of staff said Lt. Col. Vindman did the right thing in reporting his concerns about Trump's July 25 call with Ukraine's president.
The retired Marine Corps general, who also served as Trump's Homeland Security secretary prior to taking on his job as chief of staff, said Vindman was simply following his military training in reporting concerns about Trump's call.
Vindman"did exactly what we teach them to do from cradle to grave," Kelly said."He went and told his boss what he just heard." Kelly said Vindman was right to flag the call because it marked a huge change in U.S. policy toward Ukraine and suggested the content of that call was akin to hearing"an illegal order."
"We teach them, 'Don’t follow an illegal order. And if you’re ever given one, you’ll raise it to whoever gives it to you that this is an illegal order, and then tell your boss,'" Kelly added.
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