John Kelly: I told Trump a 'yes man' would get him impeached

CPL Gary Pifer - I have 2 degrees. One from California University of PA where I obtained a degree in clinical psychology and one from WVU in clinical social work. I have 50 yrs. of clinical experience. I taught at Pitt, Temple, Penn State and Mount Aloysius College. I taught both grad and undergrad. I have 53 published articles on various professional venues. I can send copies of my articles on combat trauma and POTUS. " [login to see] "
Rich

SSgt Richard Kensinger I work not far from Cal. I’m an IUP boy myself

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Rich

The General is trying to sound like he could have prevented this but think about how the call happened. Trump departed from the script because he felt like doing so. No Chief of Staff would have prevented it nor would they have stopped it from happening. So I tend to agree with Trump that the General is trying to make it sound like he was more pro-active in decision making than he was. In fact that was the reason he was let go, he was reactionary to the decisions after they happened vs proactionary prior to the decisions being made and the reactionary posture appeared to Trump as undermining his decisions. Not blaming Kelly 100% because Trump makes impromptu decisions without consulting anyone so at least 50% of the blame goes to Trump for the Kelly vs Trump disagreement.

I'm really happy you were able to see it have a great day.

Tho Trumps personal Ego is too fragile to accept challenges to his perceived absolute authority. If interested in my published articles on Trump, I can send you copies of these works " [login to see] "
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SSgt Richard Kensinger -
I don't think Trump's ego is the issue. Many people who have worked for him including ones he didn't seem to have a good relationship with, have said he listens to everything they had to say and weighs the options.
I think the issue is more along the ways of his work experience. He spent a half a century buying, building, and managing an empire in some of the most restrictive areas such as New York. He learned that even when someone or something says he can't do something, he can get it done anyway. Sometimes by pushing, pulling, going around, etc.
In other words, if someone is telling him he can't do something because of a certain law or regulation, even if there is good intention behind it, his instinct is to either go around them or find someone else to do it.