John Kelly
The Guardian
What holds, and what fails, under pressure, standards and accountability.
John Kelly reads as The Guardian because his career, from decorated Marine combat commander to White House Chief of Staff, has been defined by protecting institutions, people, and principles under extreme pressure.
“The other thing we just have to, if this is a sad thing for democracy, but the importance of local media in politics, it's still quite important, but it's way less important, particularly for the undecided voters who consume less media.”
“Everyone knows how dangerous he is. He is telling us the things he's saying on the stump are way more dangerous than they were then. And now it's not a theoretical exercise because he has instigated a violent insurrection that led to the loss of lives. Like it is real. We know it's happening. Glad John Kelly did this interview.”
“This is not a crazy argument, actually. The folks at Blueprint poll tested closing arguments, and the best testing closing argument, especially with independence, is this the idea that most of Trump's cabinet and senior staff are not supporting him.”
“Doing interviews, which is a way to communicate with voters, but that she was in Washington because the campaign thinks they have this in the bag or she's not working hard enough. That's just not the reason. There is a reason they just haven't shared it with us and maybe we'll find out before. But she was doing something.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “John Kelly”
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