White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has denied a report that he called President Donald Trump an “idiot.”
“He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story is total BS,” Kelly told NBC News on Monday. “I am committed to the president, his agenda, and our country.”
But that hasn’t stopped the insult from taking on a life of its own online:
John Kelly called Donald Trump an idiot but thank God he didn’t talk about his eye makeup or journalists would go bananas.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) April 30, 2018
I miss the days when all the President's men weren't constantly having to deny calling him a moron or an idiot.
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) May 1, 2018
John Kelly: I DID NOT CALL TRUMP AN IDIOT THAT IS TOTALL BS!
— m i t h (@ManInTheHoody) April 30, 2018
Michelle Wolf: pic.twitter.com/8MWlRNuDrO
North American Idiot Coalition demands apology from John Kelly for unfair comparisons to Trump
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) May 1, 2018
If JOHN Kelly is calling Trump an idiot behind the scenes, all the more reason to keep him. Smells like Ivanka and Jared leaking.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) April 30, 2018
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME" pic.twitter.com/gH0osjj7Jk
— darth™ (@darth) April 30, 2018
Tillerson is chuckling https://t.co/choIoGl0Y8
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) May 1, 2018
What would be worse: if John Kelly thinks Trump is an idiot or if he doesn’t?
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) May 1, 2018
I don't know if it's more shocking that John Kelly called the President an idiot or that someone in the Trump Administration told the truth.
— Eric Michael Brehm❄️💦🌊 (@EM_Brehm) May 1, 2018
DO YOU THINK I'M AN IDIOT? pic.twitter.com/FG0pCUxkPV
— Brian Tashman (@briantashman) April 30, 2018
Of course it goes without saying that John Kelly calling Donald Trump an idiot is a direct attack on Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ looks.
— Frank Conniff (@FrankConniff) May 1, 2018
Feedback from Trump employees. @RealDonaldTrump is:
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) April 30, 2018
"a moron" (Tillerson)
"dumb as shit" (Cohn)
"a dope" (McMaster)
"an idiot" (Priebus, Mnuchin, Kelly)
(last updated Apr. 30)
It doesn’t take John Kelly calling Trump an idiot or Tillerson saying he’s a fucking moron for us to know what a complete an utter fool we have in the WH. It’s just unfortunate that the wheels of justice move so slowly. Confident the just end will come to the lying criminal.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) April 30, 2018
So to recap: Trump's chief of staff has reportedly called our male president an idiot and "unhinged," while that same chief of staff has also allegedly created a toxic work environment for women partly due to his belief that they're more emotional than menhttps://t.co/zthJVmyVvP
— Astead (@AsteadWesley) May 1, 2018
Kelly can deny the report he called Trump an idiot, but given his record there is absolutely no reason whatsoever to believe him.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) April 30, 2018
Remember when people from the Obama administration called Obama an idiot?
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) May 1, 2018
Nope, me either.
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