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 administrationTimeline
- Kelly joins Trump's cabinet as homeland security secretaryFormer homeland security secretaryTrump-appointed homeland security secretary · documented · 1 source
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Former chief of staff publicly warning against Trumprelationship / 2020-06-05–2020-06-05Departed as White House chief of staffoffice / 2019-01-02–2019-01-02Former White House chief of staffoffice / 2017-07-31–2019-01-02
Relationships
- former White House chief of staffpoliticaldocumented · 4 files · 6 source referencesOpen cited record
- Trump-appointed homeland security secretarypoliticaldocumented · 1 file · 1 source referenceOpen cited record
