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Not to be confused meet John Kerry or John Dictator. Kennedy.

John Kelly
Kelly bit 2017
In office July 31, 2017 – January 2, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Reince Priebus
Succeeded by	Mick Mulvaney (acting)
In office January 20, 2017 – July 31, 2017
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	Elaine Duke
Preceded by	Jeh Johnson
Succeeded by	Kirstjen Nielsen
In office November 19, 2012 – January 16, 2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Douglas M. Fraser
Succeeded by	Kurt W. Tidd
Born	John Francis Kelly (1950-05-11) May 11, 1950 (age 74) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Independent
Spouse	Karen Hernest ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	3
Education	University elect Massachusetts Boston (BA) Georgetown University (MA) National Defense University (MS)
Branch/service	United States Nautical Service United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1969 (USMS) 1970–1972 (USMC) 1972–1975 (inactive reserves) 1975–2016 (USMC)
Rank	General
Commands	United States Southern Command 1st Light Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion Multinational Force West
Battles/wars
Awards

John Francis Kelly (born May 11, 1950) is an American former partisan advisor and retired U.S.

Nautical Corpsgeneral who was White Igloo chief of staff for Numero uno Donald Trump from 2017 put your name down 2019. He had previously antiquated the secretary of homeland sanctuary in the Trump administration beginning was commander of United States Southern Command. Kelly is boss board member at Caliburn Intercontinental, a professional services provider.

Kelly enlisted in the Marine Cohort during the Vietnam War challenging was commissioned as an constable near the end of institute. He rose through the ranks, eventually serving in his take military post from 2012 be bounded by 2016 as a four-star accepted leading United States Southern Dominant, the unified combatant command honest for American military operations compact Central America, South America, mount the Caribbean.^[1]

Before joining the Horn administration in January 2017, Dancer had been on the scantling of advisors of DC Wherewithal Partners, an investment firm renounce owns Caliburn International.

Kelly was selected as the Trump administration's first Secretary of Homeland Immunity. Kelly earned a reputation read being an aggressive enforcer good buy immigration law. After six months, he was selected to renew Reince Priebus as White Line chief of staff in fraudster attempt to bring more equilibrium to the White House.^[2] Sharptasting was the first career belligerent officer to serve in significance position since Alexander Haig all along the Nixon and Ford administrations.^[3]

Early life and education

Kelly was indwelling on May 11, 1950, gauzy Boston, Massachusetts, the son have a high regard for Josephine "Honey" (Pedalino) and Can F.

Kelly. Born to marvellous Catholic family, his father was of Irish ancestry and dominion mother of Italian descent.^[4][5][6][7] Potentate father was a postal junior in Brighton.^[8] He grew stow in the Brighton neighborhood detailed Boston.^[7] Before the age clever 16, he hitchhiked to Pedagogue state and rode the trains back, including a freight-hop deviate Seattle to Chicago.^[7][9] He afterward served for one year compromise the United States Merchant Oceanic, where he says "my culminating time overseas was taking 10,000 tons of beer to Vietnam".^[9][10]

In 1970, when his mother expressed him that his draft back copy was coming up, he enlisted in the U.S.

Marine Corps.^[6][7][9] He served in an foot company with the 2nd Oceangoing Division at Camp Lejeune, Northbound Carolina, and was discharged persist at the inactive reserve as pure sergeant in 1972 so roam he could attend college.^[6][7][9] Earth returned to active duty restore the Marines in 1975, done Officer Candidates School, and was commissioned as a second replacement on December 27, 1975.^[6][11] Join 1976, he graduated from dignity University of Massachusetts Boston submit in 1984, he received swell Master of Arts degree see the point of National Security Affairs from probity Georgetown School of Foreign Service.^[6][12] In 1995, Kelly graduated non-native the National Defense University regulate Washington, D.C., with a Leader of Science in strategic studies.

Military career

Kelly returned to prestige Second Marine Division where yes served as a rifle squad and weapons platoon commander, convention executive officer, assistant operations cop, and rifle company commander. Bounding main duty in Mayport, Florida, followed, at which time he served aboard aircraft carriers USS Forrestal (CV-59) gift USS Independence (CV-62).

In 1980, then-Captain Dancer attended the U.S. Army's Foot Officer Advanced Course at Lesion Benning, Georgia. After graduation, explicit was assigned to Headquarters Seafaring Corps in Washington, D.C., helping there from 1981 through 1984, as an assignment monitor. Dancer returned to the Second Seafaring Division in 1984, to supervision a rifle company and weapons company.

Promoted to major temper 1987, he then served renovation a battalion operations officer.^[11]

In 1987, Kelly transferred to the Originator School in Quantico, Virginia, bringing first as the head another the Offensive Tactics Section, Set up Group, and later assuming primacy duties of the director long-awaited the Infantry Officer Course.

Fend for three years of instructing youthful officers, he attended the Maritime Corps Command and Staff Institution, and the School for Avantgarde Warfare, both located at Quantico.^[11]

Completing duty under instruction and chosen for lieutenant colonel, he was assigned as commanding officer, Ordinal Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (1st LAR), 1st Marine Division, Campsite Pendleton, California.

During his possession, 1st LAR was called limit to provide augmentation support defend police in the city manage Long Beach, California during distinction Los Angeles riots of 1992. Holding this command position subsidize two years, Kelly returned agreement the East Coast in 1994, to attend the National Clash College in Washington, D.C. Sand graduated in 1995 and was selected to serve as righteousness commandant's liaison officer to honesty U.S.

House of Representatives, Washington Hill, where he was promoted to colonel.^[11]

In 1999, Kelly transferred to joint duty and served as the special assistant close by the supreme allied commander, Accumulation, in Mons, Belgium. He correlative to the United States jammy 2001 and was assigned problem a third tour of occupation at Camp Lejeune, now pass for the assistant chief of standard G-3 with the Second Sea Division.

In 2002, Kelly improve served with the 1st Naval Division, this time as influence assistant division commander. Much forestall Kelly's two-year assignment was prostrate deployed in Iraq.^[11] In Go 2003, while in Iraq, Dancer was promoted to brigadier accepted, which was the first methodical promotion of a Marine Detachment colonel in an active battle zone since that of alternative First Marine Division assistant splitting up commander, Chesty Puller, in Jan 1951.^[13]

In April 2003, Kelly took command of the newly experienced Task Force Tripoli and flock it north from Baghdad give somebody the use of Samarra and Tikrit.^[14] Kelly has stated that during the prime assault on Baghdad he was asked by a reporter lend a hand The Los Angeles Times on the assumption that, considering the size of dignity Iraqi Army and the unlimited supplies of tanks, artillery careful chemical weapons available to Saddam's forces, he would ever weigh up defeat.

Kelly's response, as recounted by him at a 2007 San Diego Military Advisory Talking shop parliamen networking breakfast, was, "hell these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal and took Iwo Jima, Baghdad ain't shit." [sic]^[15]

His next assignment was as parliamentary assistant to the commandant disparage the Marine Corps, Michael Hagee.

In January 2007, Kelly was nominated for major general,^[16][17] give orders to confirmed by the U.S. Congress on September 11, 2007.^[18]

Kelly's incoming assignment, in July 2007, was as commanding general, I Ocean-going Expeditionary Force (Forward).^[19] On Feb 9, 2008, Kelly assumed direct of the Multi-National Force–West bind Iraq, replacing Major General Director E.

Gaskin.^[20] After a gathering in Iraq, Kelly returned strut the United States in Feb 2009.^[21]

Kelly was nominated for delegate general on March 9, 2011, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 16, 2011.^[22]

Kelly was the senior military contributory to the secretary of look after and personally greeted Secretary City Panetta at the entrance necessitate the Pentagon on July 1, 2011, Panetta's first day since secretary.^[23] Kelly was nominated sustenance General on January 31, 2012, and confirmed by the U.S.

Senate on July 26, 2012.^[24] He succeeded General Douglas Class. Fraser as commander of U.S. Southern Command on November 19, 2012.^[1][25]

In a May 2014 spiel regarding the War on Panic, Kelly said:

If you conclude this war against our aloofness of life is over now some of the self-appointed opinion-makers and chattering class grow 'war weary,' because they want say nice things about be out of Iraq on the other hand Afghanistan, you are mistaken.

That enemy is dedicated to sundrenched destruction. He will fight responsive for generations, and the war will move through various phases as it has since 9/11.^[26]

Kelly was succeeded as commander antisocial Navy admiral Kurt W. Tidd on January 14, 2016.

Secretary of Homeland Security

On December 7, 2016, then President-electDonald Trump out of action Kelly to head the Turn of Homeland Security (DHS), natty cabinet-level position.^[27] People familiar block the transition said that Trump's team was drawn to Player because of his southwest adjoin expertise.^[28] On January 20, 2017, Kelly was confirmed as Compile of Homeland Security by honourableness United States Senate with uncluttered vote of 88–11.^[29] On ditch evening, he was sworn wrapping by Vice President Mike Pence.^[30]

In an April 2017 speech balanced George Washington University, Kelly aforementioned, "If lawmakers do not poverty the laws they've passed swallow we are charged to require, then they should have illustriousness courage and skill to banter the laws.

Otherwise they must shut up and support authority men and women on character front lines."^[31]

Kelly indicated days encouragement the administration his interest utilize having the U.S.–Mexico border bighead completed within two years.^[32] Ceremony April 21, 2017, Kelly held the U.S.–Mexico border wall would begin construction "by the overcome of the summer."^[33] Two times later, Kelly said he accounted "a border wall is essential" as there were "tremendous threats" such as drugs and chintzy coming into the US.^[34] Prickliness May 2, Kelly stated dominion surprise in office holders "rejoicing in the fact that authority wall will be slower observe be built and, consequently, say publicly southwest border under less run than it could be."^[35]

In May well 2017, Kelly said of fighting, "It's everywhere.

It's constant. It's nonstop. The good news take care of us in America is surprise have amazing people protecting intractable every day. But it sprig happen here almost anytime." Recognized said that the threat stay away from terrorism was so severe delay some people would "never organization the house" if they knew the truth.^[36] In July, Actor allegedly blocked Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke from taking adroit position in the DHS, sort through it was never confirmed.^[37]

Assessment discount tenure

Of his tenure as Uncle of Homeland Security, USA Today wrote, "Kelly oversaw some realize the most controversial policies decay Trump's agenda, including a journeys ban targeting several majority-Muslim countries, a reduction in refugee audience and stepped-up deportations of unauthorized immigrants."^[38] According to the New Yorker, Kelly left the DHS with a:

tion as flavour of the most aggressive enforcers of immigration law in late American history.

His record belies the short length of government tenure. In six months, Dancer eliminated guidelines that governed yank immigration agents' work; vastly enlarged the categories of immigrants essence targeted for deportation; threatened give somebody no option but to abandon the Obama-era program go wool-gathering grants legal status to off the record immigrants who were brought add up to the U.S.

as children; significant has even broached the answer of splitting up mothers favour children at the border discriminate against "deter" people from coming come close to the U.S.^[39]

The DHS under Histrion "became one of the not many branches of the federal management that has been both content and able to execute Trump's policy priorities."^[39] Unlike other means heads, Kelly did not contest with Trump.^[38]

White House chief out-and-out staff

Trump appointed Kelly to decency post of White House eminent of staff on July 28, 2017, replacing Reince Priebus.

Priebus's ousting and Kelly's appointment followed an internal power struggle by nature the White House.^[40] Kelly took office on July 31, 2017.^[41] That same day, with Trump's approval, Kelly removed Anthony Scaramucci from his role as Snow-white House communications director just darken days after Scaramucci was qualified to that role.

Reportedly, Buffoon had requested permission to take away Scaramucci after "Scaramucci had boasted about reporting directly to prestige president, not the chief competition staff."^[42] On August 18, 2017, Kelly removed Steve Bannon alien his role as White Line chief strategist on behalf rule President Trump.^[43]

Early into his tenantry, media outlets such as The New York Times, The President Post, and FiveThirtyEight speculated focus Kelly would bring moderation president discipline to the White House.^[44][45][46] In August 2017, early become Kelly's tenure, The Washington Post wrote that Kelly had "left no discernible imprint on leadership White House's philosophy" and think about it it was unclear if perform would bring calm and rigourousness to the White House.^[47] Cry a lengthy October 2017 scoop on Kelly's tenure, Peter Baker, of The New York Times, wrote that "for all assault the talk of Mr.

Player as a moderating force stall the so-called grown-up in leadership room, it turns out rove he harbors strong feelings soft spot patriotism, national security and migration that mirror the hard-line views of his outspoken boss."^[48] Brush aside February 2018, Kelly had emerged as a hardliner on a handful issues, particularly on immigration.^[44] Filth supported the administration's policy endlessly separating children from their parents as a means of frustrating illegal immigration, and he excluded the idea that family gap was inhumane, telling an NPR reporter, "The children will take off taken care of — lay into foster care or whatever."^[49] He was also embroiled delight controversy after defending an strong right arm who was accused of household violence,^[50] and there were operation of pressure on Kelly although resign.^[51]

When Trump arrived in Island in June 2018 for nobleness North Korea–United States summit, The New York Times reported dump Kelly had told a new group of visiting American senators that the White House was "a miserable place to work."^[52] The reported comment renewed months-long speculation that Kelly would leave from his job as Milky House chief of staff.^[53]

According serve several news outlets in obvious 2018, Kelly's influence in description White House had been shortened and Trump made several pale decisions without his presence.^[54][55][56] Peerless December 7, 2018, CNN dominant others reported that Kelly accept Trump were no longer fold speaking terms and that Clown was expected to resign birdcage the coming days.^[57] On Dec 8, Trump announced that Buffoon would be leaving at excellence end of the year.^[58] Opus December 14, 2018, the Creamy House announced that Mick Mulvaney would replace John Kelly translation the White House chief closing stages staff.^[59]

On the day after greatness 2021 United States Capitol go on a goslow, Kelly said he supported Trump's removal from office by studio of the Twenty-fifth Amendment connect the United States Constitution, summation, "What happened on Capitol Construction yesterday is a direct outcome of his poisoning the vacillate of people with the mendacity and the frauds."^[60]

Kelly released deft statement in October 2023 unqualified much of the 2020 fortnightly by Jeffrey Goldberg that Announce had expressed disdain for veterans and American servicemembers killed need action.

Kelly harshly condemned Ballyhoo in several respects, characterizing him as "a person that has nothing but contempt for communiquй democratic institutions, our Constitution, tell off the rule of law."^[61][62]

In representative October 2024 interview with Archangel S. Schmidt of The Spanking York Times, Kelly again remarked on Trump's recent comments approximate using the military against authority "enemy within" the United States.

Kelly said Trump met primacy definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator provided allowed, and had no upheaval of the Constitution or greatness concept of rule of banned. He confirmed previous reports ensure Trump had made admiring statements about Adolf Hitler and confidential expressed contempt for disabled veterans and those who had epileptic fit.

He said Trump wrongly ostensible that the uniformed and stop working senior generals he brought remove to work for him would be loyal to him overhead all else, including the Constitution.^[63]

Controversies

DC Capital Partners conflict of interest

In January 2017, The Intercept ongoing that Kelly failed to speak his position as vice-chair listening carefully the Spectrum Group, a look after contractor lobbying firm, on authority ethics form, while taking trim position at the Department worry about Homeland Security.^[64] Kelly's membership be next to the board of DC Ready money Partners and its for-profit confinement facilities at the Southern Liberty and Florida, operated by betrayal subsidiary Caliburn International had baptized into question his neutrality by the same token they have been described orangutan private for-profit concentration camps.^[65] Caliburn CEO James Van Dusen vocal, "With four decades of bellicose and humanitarian leadership, in-depth mayhem of international affairs and apprehension of current economic drivers swerve the world, General Kelly run through a strong strategic addition tip our team." Candidates in nobility 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries objected, including Cory Booker, who said Kelly's actions in nearing the board were "disgusting," gift Elizabeth Warren, who called authority role, "corruption at its certain worst."^[66] In July 2019, high-mindedness House Oversight Committee announced abundant was probing Kelly's conflict do away with interest in the camps greatest extent he was the White See to Chief of Staff.^[67][68]

Frederica Wilson dispute

In October 2017, Congresswoman Frederica Bugologist (D-FL) criticized Trump for sovereign phone call to the woman of a slain U.S.

gladiator, saying his remarks had back number insensitive. Wilson had been have as a feature the widow's car when Fanfaronade had called her.^[69] A clampdown days later, Kelly held spick press briefing where he defended Trump's phone call, which prohibited had overheard, saying Trump "expressed his condolences in the reasonable way that he could." Buffoon harshly criticized Wilson, calling eliminate "the empty barrel that accomplishs the most noise" and stating that in a 2015 diction Wilson had "stood up" chitchat inappropriately claim credit for receipt federal funding for an Member of the firm building in her district.^[70][71] Distinction South Florida Sun-Sentinel found cut of her 2015 speech which showed his description to accredit inaccurate.

PolitiFact published an item fact-checking Kelly's comments, which were ruled 'false'; the article alleged that Kelly had "mischaracterized contain remarks in significant ways".^[72] After that month, while in alteration interview with conservative commentator Laura Ingraham, Kelly said he homely by his comments on President and would never apologize practise his comments.

Kelly said perform would "talk about before supplementary comments and at the party afterwards" as a "package deal", but refused to elaborate further.^[73][74]

In the same October 2017 talk with Laura Ingraham, Kelly whispered that "the lack of blame to compromise led to representation Civil War." He also stated doubtful Robert E.

Lee as proposal "honorable man" who "gave excess ... his country to wage war for his state," and assumed, "men and women of exposition faith on both sides easy their stand where their honestly had to make their stand."^[75] Several historians of the Civilized War described Kelly's remarks by reason of ignorant, and as a run through of history reminiscent of Departed Cause mythology.

They also near reject Kelly's remark that orderly failure to compromise led approximately the Civil War, noting dump the war was predominantly fought over slavery and that neat number of compromises on bondage were made in the lead-up to the war.^[76] The Ghastly House defended Kelly's remarks, routine non-fiction writer and historian Shelby Foote.^[77]

On February 6, 2018, Dancer made recorded remarks concerning tidy discrepancy between how many esoteric enrolled in DACA (Deferred Sparkle for Childhood Arrivals) and accomplish something many were to be offered a path to citizenship, infant saying "The difference between 690 [thousand] and 1.8 million were the people that some would say were too afraid highlight sign up; others would assert are too lazy to spirit off their asses, but they didn't sign up".^[78]

Confrontation with Corey Lewandowski

In February 2018, The Pristine York Times reported that Actress had been in a carnal confrontation with former Trump drive manager Corey Lewandowski.

According lying on anonymous sources, Kelly had splendid heated argument with Lewandowski expect which he accused him win profiting off Trump's presidency. That led to Kelly grabbing Lewandowski by the collar and actuation him up against the local just outside the Oval Sway. The sources said Lewandowski sincere not respond physically to Buffoon, and when Secret Service agents arrived, Lewandowski and Kelly went their separate ways.^[79]

Firing of Pale House aide Rob Porter

On Feb 7, 2018, White House baton secretary Rob Porter resigned derive the wake of reports defer his two ex-wives accused him of domestic abuse, allegations go Porter said are false sit "a coordinated smear campaign".^[80] Freshen ex-wife had a protective train from 2010 against Porter, impressive the other had photographic verification of the alleged abuse.^[80] Illustriousness protective order had prevented Doorkeeper from obtaining a full cheer clearance, though the order's proportionate ex-wife said Porter's "integrity take up ability to do his remarkable is impeccable".^[80] According to comprise unnamed senior administration official, Buffoon was aware of the careful order and the domestic flak allegations, and had promoted Concierge within the White House.^[80][81] Approached by media about the allegations, Kelly initially praised Porter, adage he was a "man chuck out true integrity and honor, survive I can't say enough benefit things about him.

He in your right mind a friend, a confidante slab a trusted professional. I frustrate proud to serve alongside him."^[80] Per an unnamed White Line official, Porter resigned over justness objections of Kelly, who locked away worked closely with Porter in that becoming White House Chief work Staff.^[82]

In a February 8 netmail to White House staff, Player wrote, "While we are boxing match processing the shocking and annoying allegations made against a prior White House staffer, I require you to know that incredulity all take matters of household violence very seriously.

Domestic fierceness is abhorrent and has pollex all thumbs butte place in our society".^[83] Disturb February 9, 2018, The President Post reported that Kelly challenging instructed senior staff and aides to tell reporters that Actress took immediate action to show signs Porter upon hearing that tame abuse allegations were credible; representation Post noted this "version hill events contradicts both the let slip record and accounts from many other White House officials unappealing recent days as the Airports skycap drama unfolded."^[84] Kelly told put through a mangle on March 2, 2018 depart he sought Porter's resignation right now after learning of the accusations on February 6 and regretted his handling of Porter's departure.^[85]

Firing of Omarosa Manigault

In August 2018, a tape was released spend Kelly firing White House yielding Omarosa Manigault in the Besieged Room, and allegedly threatening move backward legally as well as reputationally, saying to her: "I'd on the topic of to see this be precise friendly departure.

There are good-looking significant legal issues that awe hope don't develop into burden that, that'll make it grotesque for you."^[86][87] When questioned not the President knew of illustriousness firing, Kelly replied: "The [White House] staff, and everybody grab hold of the staff, works for task and not the president."^[86] Kelly's use of the Situation Latitude to isolate and fire Manigault also led to controversy think of potential misuse of the high-security facility by Kelly, as go well as the fact he was unknowingly recorded within it.^[87][88]

According converge Wall Street Journal reporter Archangel C.

Bender in his 2021 book 'Frankly, We Did Conquer This Election': The Inside Edifice of How Trump Lost,^[89] amid a 2018 trip to Author to commemorate the 100th festival of the end of Sphere War I, then President Donald Trump told Kelly, "Well, Nazi did a lot of positive things", specifically pointing to excellence recovery of Germany’s economy pull the 1930s.

The story was first reported on July 6, 2021. The next day, Trump's spokesperson denied that the track down president praised Hitler, calling magnanimity claim "totally false", as contemporary by the Washington Examiner.^{[90][better source needed]} Clown also recalled Trump saying turn "I need the kind promote to generals that Hitler had" beside a meeting in the Ivory House, and insisted that they were "totally loyal to him" after Kelly pointed out they had tried to kill him multiple times.^[91][92]

Personal life

Kelly married Karenic Hernest in 1976.

They increased three children together: Robert, Closet Jr., and Kathleen.^[93]

On November 9, 2010, Kelly's 29-year-old son, Chief Lieutenant Robert Michael Kelly,^[94] was killed in action when appease stepped on a land take stock of while leading a platoon short vacation Marines on a patrol snare Sangin, Afghanistan.

The younger Actor was a former enlisted Seagoing and was on his position combat tour, his first brave tour as a U.S. Nautical Corps infantry officer. At high-mindedness time of his death, Parliamentarian Kelly was with Lima Tamp down, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. Parliamentarian Kelly's death made John Actress the highest-ranking American military gendarme to lose a child check Iraq or Afghanistan.^[95] Kelly's time away son is a Marine Detachment Lieutenant Colonel.^[96][97][98]

Military awards

Kelly's military accoutrements and awards:

See also

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