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John Kelly

Official Department of Homeland Security portrait of John Kelly.

Trump's first homeland security secretary and later White House chief of staff from July 2017 to January 2019.

Relationship to TrumpWhite House chief of staff in Trump's first administration

Timeline

  1. Kelly joins Trump's cabinet as homeland security secretaryFormer homeland security secretaryTrump-appointed homeland security secretary · documented · 1 source
  2. Trump moves Kelly from Homeland Security to chief of staffFormer White House chief of staffWhite House chief of staff in Trump's first administration · documented · 2 sources
  3. Trump announces Kelly will leave as White House chief of staffFormer chief of staff and public Trump criticformer White House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  4. Kelly backs Mattis's warning over using troops against domestic protestersPublicly separated from Trump on leadership and military useformer White House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
  5. Kelly confirms Trump disparaged service members and attacks his contempt for constitutional governmentAttributed first-hand account disputed by Trumpformer White House chief of staff · documented · 2 sources
  6. Kelly says Trump meets the definition of fascism and prefers a dictator's approachAttributed assessment disputed by Trump campaignformer White House chief of staff · documented · 1 source
Roles and relationships

Status

  1. Former chief of staff publicly warning against Trumprelationship / 2020-06-05–2020-06-051 source · Source
  2. Departed as White House chief of staffoffice / 2019-01-02–2019-01-022 sources · Source
  3. Former White House chief of staffoffice / 2017-07-31–2019-01-022 sources · Source

Relationships

  1. Donald J. Trump

    Relationship to TrumpWhite House chief of staff in Trump's first administration

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  2. Donald J. Trump

    Trump-appointed homeland security secretary

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  3. Donald J. Trump

    former White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  4. Donald J. Trump

    former White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
  5. Donald J. Trump

    former White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 1 source
  6. Donald J. Trump

    former White House chief of staff

    politicalFull record · 2 sources
Source: United States Department of Homeland Security · Rights/use: Public domain under 17 U.S.C. § 105 as a United States federal government work · Modified: cropped and resized