‘WHO HE IS’

13 Ex-Trump Officials Back John Kelly’s ‘Fascism’ Warnings

More than a dozen Trump administration officials went on the record in support of his former chief of staff.

More than a dozen Trump administration officials signed a letter Friday reaffirming John Kelly’s assertion that Donald Trump would govern like a dictator, fits the definition of a fascist, and has no concept of the Constitution or the rule of law. Kelly served as one of Trump’s chiefs of staff. “This is who Donald Trump is,” the officials said in a letter obtained by Politico. “We were sadly not surprised by what General Kelly had to say,” the letter continues. “We applaud General Kelly for highlighting in stark details the danger of a second Trump term. Like General Kelly, we did not take the decision to come forward lightly. We are all lifelong Republicans who served our country. However, there are moments in history where it becomes necessary to put country over party. This is one of those moments,” the letter states. “Everyone should heed General Kelly’s warning.” The officials included Kevin Carroll former senior counselor to Kelly; former assistant secretary of homeland security Elizabeth Neumann; former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci; former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security Miles Taylor; former White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham; and former press secretary to the vice president Alyssa Farah Griffin.