#RussVought has spoken in broad terms about undercutting #independent agencies but never spelled out sweeping plans to defund the #EPA & other #FederalAgencies.
Vought’s plans track closely w/ #Trump’s campaign rhetoric about using the military against domestic protesters or what Trump has called the “#EnemyWithin.” Trump’s desire to use the #military on US soil recently prompted his longest-serving chief of staff, ret Marine Gen #JohnKelly, to speak out….
“Trump used the terms #SuckersAndLosers to describe #soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country,” #JohnKelly recently told Goldberg. “There are many, many people who have heard him say these things.” Besides, #Trump has said himself that he wants to use the #military domestically, & he’s disrespected #FallenSoldiers by trying to use #ArlingtonNationalCemetery as a cheap campaign prop.
#Selfish #Fascist #Tyranny #Autocracy #Authoritarianism #illiberalism
#Trump is attacking the messenger here because he can’t really attack the message. He denies making the remarks, but a pile of other #evidence backs up the report. Goldberg’s recent story was closely followed by a NYT story in which #JohnKelly, a retired general who served as Trump’s chief of staff, described Trump’s obsession w/personal loyalty & desire to use the #military against domestic critics. 13 other fmr Trump-admin ofcls signed a letter backing these accounts up.
During VP #KamalaHarris’ speech she painted #Trump as a child, saying that in his admin he had “people who could control him.” But she acknowledged that he is dangerous, pointing out that many of those aides, including #JohnKelly, who have come out against him & called him a “#fascist” won’t be in a second Trump presidency.
#Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny
#law #democracy #Freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
#HarrisWalz2024
“This is a decorated soldier & Marine who served in battle. They are not, quote unquote, woke liberals. They are people who have never in the past even talked about politics because they believe that the #military should be above politics,” #Obama said of #JohnKelly & #MarkMilley.
#Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny
#law #democracy #Freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
#HarrisWalz2024
#Obama emphasized that “#JohnKelly isn’t the only one saying this. Two of his defense secretaries—people who worked for him—said the same thing. His chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, that is the top of the top brass in our military, said he is dangerous.”
“Now, I happen to know John Kelly & #MarkMilley. They served under me when I was commander in chief. These are serious people,” Obama added.
#Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny
#democracy #Freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
#HarrisWalz2024
#Obama pointed out that “some of the people who know Donald Trump best have been saying in no uncertain terms that he should not be president again,” citing fmr #Trump #WH chief of staff #JohnKelly’s recent comments.
Kelly, a retired four-star general, told the Times that Trump meets the definition of a #fascist & that Trump had said that Adolf #Hitler “did some good things.”
#Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny
#law #democracy #Freedom #WeAreNotGoingBack
#HarrisWalz2024
At a rally in #Tempe, #Arizona, #Trump cast most #journalists as “the #enemy of the people”—a common refrain of his since 2016.
Trump has repeatedly labeled American citizens as enemies; this week he referred to Reps #NancyPelosi & #AdamSchiff, 2 California #Democrats, as enemies “from within.”
His fmr WH chief of staff, #JohnKelly, decided to speak out against Trump after he said he’d use the US #military to “handle” the “enemy from within.”
Former Rep. Liz Cheney – a true conservative – posted on social media Wednesday: “If your response to Gen John Kelly, gold star father & Trump’s WH chief of staff, confirming that Trump praised Hitler & called members of our military ‘suckers and losers’ is to defend Trump, you need to look in the mirror and realize your dishonor will live forever.”
Kamala Harris labeled Trump a fascist in a CNN town hall Wednesday, saying that he was unfit to serve a second term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/10/24/world/politics/harris-trump-fascist-2024-contrast/ #worldnews #politics #johnkelly #us #2024uspresidentialelection #democrats #kamalaharris #timwalz #republicans #donaldtrump #jdvance
#Présidentielleaméricaine2024 : #DonaldTrump assimilé à un « fasciste » par le général #JohnKelly, son ancien chef de cabinet
« Il préfère très certainement l’approche dictatoriale dans la manière de gouverner », estime le militaire, qui confirme la fascination pour Hitler du candidat à la Maison Blanche. « Cela donne à voir qui est vraiment Donald Trump », a commenté sa rivale démocrate, #KamalaHarris. #LeMonde #PiotrSmolar
@KamalaHarrisWin
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2024/10/24/donald-trump-assimile-a-un-fasciste-par-le-general-john-kelly-son-ancien-chef-de-cabinet_6358935_3210.html
As Election Nears, Kelly Warns #Trump Would Rule Like a #Dictator
#JohnKelly, the Trump White House’s longest-serving chief of staff, said that he believed that #DonaldTrump met the definition of a #fascist.
By Michael S. Schmidt
Oct. 22, 2024
"In response to a question about whether he thought Mr. Trump was a fascist, Mr. Kelly first read aloud a definition of fascism that he had found online.
"'Well, looking at the definition of fascism: It’s a #FarFight #authoritarian, #ultranationalist political ideology and movement characterized by a #dictatorial leader, centralized #autocracy, #militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social hierarchy,' he said."
Original article:
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/john-kelly-trump-fitness-character.html
Archived version
https://archive.ph/fSCbl
#WeDontNeedThatFascistGrooveThing #CharacteristicsOfFascism
#Fascism #DictatorOnDayOne
#Fascist #FullOnFash
#MikeSchmidt discusses his #OnTheRecord interviews w/retired General #JohnKelly about the dangers of a 2nd #Trump presidency.
#Hitler #USpol #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Tyranny #kleptocracy #fascism #racism #WhiteChristianNationalism #MAGA #Republicans #SelfInterest #PersonalAggrandizement
"Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable, and in a second term people like John Kelly would not be there to be the guardrails against his propensities and his actions. Those who once tried to stop him from pursuing his worst impulses would no longer be there — and no longer be there to rein him in. So the bottom line is this, we know what Donald Trump wants. He wants unchecked power."
#KamalaHarris #Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/27
https://www.lawdork.com/p/kamala-harris-v-donald-trump-unchecked-power
"When someone of Kelly’s stature and proximity to Trump says the ex-president is a fascist and praised Hitler’s generals, it should send a great chill through our body politic. If this becomes a half-a-day story, it will be an indictment on all of us."
~ Sarah Longwell
#Trump #JDVance #Republicans #fascism #JohnKelly
/24
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/the-sad-pathetic-spectacle-of-john
#JohnKelly is now trending across Mastodon
#Severance is now trending across Mastodon
from @pbump :
"At another point #Trump lamented that he didn’t see the same loyalty from his top #military leaders as was displayed by “German generals.” Kelly, taken aback, asked whether he meant the generals who served under Kaiser Wilhelm II. No, Trump clarified. He meant Hitler’s generals (who, Kelly pointed out, ended up trying to kill #Hitler).
"Indeed, by speaking out as he has, Kelly has put his future and even his own life at risk, because if Trump regains the White House, Trump will likely seek political retribution.
Otherwise put, Kelly has no incentive to fabricate stories, and he has come forward only reluctantly because Trump has grown so extreme."
"Kelly was one of the people closest to Trump during his presidency, having served as his Secretary of Homeland Security and then as his longtime chief of staff. Kelly didn’t write a book or take a gig on a news network, so he had no financial incentive to come forward."
~ Jay Kuo
