Four Star General John Kelly and Donald Trump's White House Chief of Staff:
“A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. A person who cavalierly suggests that a selfless warrior( four star Gen. Mark Milley) who has served his country for 40 years in peacetime and war should lose his life for treason – in expectation that someone will take action. A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law."
“The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life,”
Four Star General Mark Milley and Donald Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Remarks on Jan. 6th - ‘You’re the commander in chief. You’ve got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America, and there’s nothing? No call? Nothing? Zero? No attempt to call the secretary of defense? No attempt to call the vice president of the United States of America, who’s down on the scene?”
From his letter of resignation to DJT (letter was never sent as Milley instead chose to apologize for his involvement in the US military gassing peaceful domestic protesters for a political photo op) -
“It is my belief that you were doing great and irreparable harm to my country. I believe that you have made a concerted effort over time to politicize the United States military. I thought that I could change that. I’ve come to the realization that I cannot, and I need to step aside and let someone else try to do that.
Second, you are using the military to create fear in the minds of the people—and we are trying to protect the American people. I cannot stand idly by and participate in that attack, verbally or otherwise, on the American people.
And lastly it is my deeply held belief that you’re ruining the international order, and causing significant damage to our country overseas, that was fought for so hard by the Greatest Generation that they instituted in 1945."
A later quote
“We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution and we take an oath to the idea that is America – and we’re willing to die to protect it.”
Four Star General James Mattis and Trump's Secretary of Defense
Remarks from the summer of 2020-
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.”
John Bolton, Trump's National Security Advisor-
I believe they think he is a laughing fool. I think they think — Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and others — they think he’s a laughing fool. And they’re fully prepared to take advantage of him. Trump’s self-absorption makes it impossible for him to understand that,
"Trump is unfit to be president"
"If his first four years were bad, a second four will be worse."
Mike Pence, VP under Donald J. Trump-
“The American people deserve to know that President Trump asked me to put him over my oath to the Constitution. … Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.”
Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense under Trump-
“I think he’s unfit for office. … He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country. And then, of course, I believe he has integrity and character issues as well.”
Rex Tillerson, Trump's Secretary of State-
(Trump’s) understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of US history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this.”
Lieutenant General HR McMaster, Trump's National Security Advisor-
“We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.”
Mick Mulvaney, Trump's acting chief of staff-
“I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”
Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump Communications Director-
“He is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.”
Stephanie Grisham, former Trump Communications Director-
“I am terrified of him running in 2024.”
Richard Spencer, Trump's Secretary of the Navy-
"The president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices.”
Betsy Devos, Trump's Secretary of Education-
“When I saw what was happening on January 6 and didn’t see the president step in and do what he could have done to turn it back or slow it down or really address the situation, it was just obvious to me that I couldn’t continue.”
Elaine Chao, Trump's Secretary of Transportation-
At a particular point the events were such that it was impossible for me to continue, given my personal values and my philosophy.
Tim Bossert, Trump's Homeland Security Advisor-
“The President undermined American democracy baselessly for months. As a result, he’s culpable for this siege, and an utter disgrace.”
Ty Cobb, Trump's White House Lawyer-
“Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”
Sarah Matthews, Trump's former Press Secretary-
“I thought that he did do a lot of good during his four years. I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead-up to it, the way that he’s acted in the aftermath, and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election is stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office ever again.”
“A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. A person who cavalierly suggests that a selfless warrior( four star Gen. Mark Milley) who has served his country for 40 years in peacetime and war should lose his life for treason – in expectation that someone will take action. A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law."
“The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life,”
Four Star General Mark Milley and Donald Trump's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
Remarks on Jan. 6th - ‘You’re the commander in chief. You’ve got an assault going on on the Capitol of the United States of America, and there’s nothing? No call? Nothing? Zero? No attempt to call the secretary of defense? No attempt to call the vice president of the United States of America, who’s down on the scene?”
From his letter of resignation to DJT (letter was never sent as Milley instead chose to apologize for his involvement in the US military gassing peaceful domestic protesters for a political photo op) -
“It is my belief that you were doing great and irreparable harm to my country. I believe that you have made a concerted effort over time to politicize the United States military. I thought that I could change that. I’ve come to the realization that I cannot, and I need to step aside and let someone else try to do that.
Second, you are using the military to create fear in the minds of the people—and we are trying to protect the American people. I cannot stand idly by and participate in that attack, verbally or otherwise, on the American people.
And lastly it is my deeply held belief that you’re ruining the international order, and causing significant damage to our country overseas, that was fought for so hard by the Greatest Generation that they instituted in 1945."
A later quote
“We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution and we take an oath to the idea that is America – and we’re willing to die to protect it.”
Four Star General James Mattis and Trump's Secretary of Defense
Remarks from the summer of 2020-
“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people—does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us,” Mattis writes. “We are witnessing the consequences of three years of this deliberate effort. We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership. We can unite without him, drawing on the strengths inherent in our civil society. This will not be easy, as the past few days have shown, but we owe it to our fellow citizens; to past generations that bled to defend our promise; and to our children.”
John Bolton, Trump's National Security Advisor-
I believe they think he is a laughing fool. I think they think — Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and others — they think he’s a laughing fool. And they’re fully prepared to take advantage of him. Trump’s self-absorption makes it impossible for him to understand that,
"Trump is unfit to be president"
"If his first four years were bad, a second four will be worse."
Mike Pence, VP under Donald J. Trump-
“The American people deserve to know that President Trump asked me to put him over my oath to the Constitution. … Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.”
Mark Esper, Secretary of Defense under Trump-
“I think he’s unfit for office. … He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country. And then, of course, I believe he has integrity and character issues as well.”
Rex Tillerson, Trump's Secretary of State-
(Trump’s) understanding of global events, his understanding of global history, his understanding of US history was really limited. It’s really hard to have a conversation with someone who doesn’t even understand the concept for why we’re talking about this.”
Lieutenant General HR McMaster, Trump's National Security Advisor-
“We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.”
Mick Mulvaney, Trump's acting chief of staff-
“I quit because I think he failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.”
Anthony Scaramucci, former Trump Communications Director-
“He is the domestic terrorist of the 21st century.”
Stephanie Grisham, former Trump Communications Director-
“I am terrified of him running in 2024.”
Richard Spencer, Trump's Secretary of the Navy-
"The president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices.”
Betsy Devos, Trump's Secretary of Education-
“When I saw what was happening on January 6 and didn’t see the president step in and do what he could have done to turn it back or slow it down or really address the situation, it was just obvious to me that I couldn’t continue.”
Elaine Chao, Trump's Secretary of Transportation-
At a particular point the events were such that it was impossible for me to continue, given my personal values and my philosophy.
Tim Bossert, Trump's Homeland Security Advisor-
“The President undermined American democracy baselessly for months. As a result, he’s culpable for this siege, and an utter disgrace.”
Ty Cobb, Trump's White House Lawyer-
“Trump relentlessly puts forth claims that are not true.”
Sarah Matthews, Trump's former Press Secretary-
“I thought that he did do a lot of good during his four years. I think that his actions on January 6 and the lead-up to it, the way that he’s acted in the aftermath, and his continuation of pushing this lie that the election is stolen has made him wholly unfit to hold office ever again.”
