Dismissing warnings from former Trump top staffers John Kelly, Jim Mattis, and Mark Milley, Newsmax host claims they're “out for a buck”
Greg Kelly: “Take their medals away. These treacherous guys, they are hideous, all of them. ... The culture of deception, these political animals. They're supposed to be fighting men. They're not. They're careerists, and they're out for a buck.”
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Contrary to the whining from Newsmax host Greg Kelly, then-President Trump did choose to promote Ret. Gen. Mark Milley to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Trump also picked Ret. Gen. Mattis to be Defense Secretary and Ret. Gen. John Kelly as his Homeland Security secretary and later as his chief of staff. All of them — along with others like Trump's former Defense Secretary Mark Esper — are now sounding the alarm about Trump being unfit for the office of the presidency.
Citation From the October 23, 2024, edition of Newsmax's Greg Kelly Reports
GREG KELLY (HOST): Alright. Welcome back. I think this is a very reasonable proposal. Take their medals away. These treacherous guys, they are hideous, all of them, and many many more. The culture of deception, these political animals. They're supposed to be fighting men. They're not. They're careerists, and they're out for a buck.
And, well, number one, these are not Donald Trump's generals. I hate that. I hate it when they say that. Donald Trump's own generals are saying such and such. No. These are not his own generals, his own generals. You've seen the headlines. Right? Trump's own generals calling him this, that, and the other thing. Trump's generals are trying to save the world starting with the White House. Trump's generals, they're not his. They never were his generals.
So if you go to a restaurant and they present you a menu, are you responsible for the quality of the food? You hope for the best. And that's what happened when President Trump got to the swamp in 2017. He trusted too many people. They came recommended by other people in the swamp, but literally they're not Trump's generals. Each of the generals, you know, we're doing this because Kelly is making, all kinds of noise again, but Milley's been at it and so has Mattis, all of these guys. This is when they became generals. 2008, 2003, 1997. That's a long time before Donald Trump showed up. He did not promote these guys.
Gotta stop saying it's Trump's generals. And when they lie about him and when it's provably false, Trump needs more backup. I'm sorry. The surrogates who are out there, they're nice guys, but maybe they're too involved in the swamp. This is what I mean. You're gonna see Lindsey Graham and another guy named Urban. Before they push back, they gotta let everybody know that they like these generals. They're friends. They're this. They're that. Stop it. They're out for a buck, and maybe so are you guys. I don't know.