White House chief of staff John Kelly reportedly didn’t know President Trump would publicize the fact that Kelly didn’t receive a call from former President Obama after his son died in Afghanistan.
Kelly told Trump ahead of an interview Tuesday that Obama didn’t call him after his son died, multiple White House officials told CNN.
Trump then used that information during the interview, when he was asked about his claim a day earlier that past presidents, including Obama, didn’t call the families of fallen soldiers.
“To the best of my knowledge, I think I’ve called every family of somebody that’s died, and it’s the hardest call to make,” Trump told Fox News Radio host Brian Kilmeade.
“As far as other representatives, I don’t know, I mean you could ask Gen. Kelly, did he get a call from Obama?”
Kelly, a retired Marine general, was not expecting Trump to bring that up publicly, according to CNN.
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Kelly didn't know Trump would publicly discuss Obama not calling when his son died: report https://t.co/UuV6cMmsOK pic.twitter.com/Hyvm3966hm
— The Hill (@thehill) October 19, 2017
If I were Kelly, I would have slapped Trump. Trump needs someone to put him in his place.
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