President Trump’s Chief of Staff John Kelly has been in the news, and not for a particularly good reason. Everyone’s been obsessing over a photo of him totally facepalming during Trump’s UN speech:
We are all John Kelly. #trumpUN pic.twitter.com/EWz3MIULxX
— BE (@ThatBarb) September 19, 2017
John Kelly’s reaction to Trump calling Kim Jong Un “Rocket Man” and saying he’d “totally destroy” North Korea: pic.twitter.com/S0ZR7B3Hql
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) September 19, 2017
Here’s a picture of WH Chief of Staff John Kelly at the moment Trump said, “We will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea!” pic.twitter.com/8ovdMN1XJ6
— J. Dice 🎲 (@jdice03) September 20, 2017
John Kelly and Melania listening to Trump at the UN is all of us. pic.twitter.com/9eCh3eaTAm
— Chelsea (@Chelseashow) September 19, 2017
Trump, referring to Kim Jong Un: “Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime”
John Kelly: pic.twitter.com/sWkBmkeRKm
— Holly O’Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) September 19, 2017
Meet John Kelly, the last person on planet earth who still gets surprised by Donald Trump’s erratic behavior. pic.twitter.com/kvfCeMyntY
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) September 19, 2017
Here’s a couple pics of John Kelly during Trump’s UN speech.#UNGA pic.twitter.com/YRCd4F1gM4
— Dave (@Dave_MKE) September 19, 2017
Gen. John Kelly is universally respected for his service to the nation, but seemed to be questioning his own legacy at Trump’s #UNspeech. pic.twitter.com/KpwCdS68CB
— VoteVets (@votevets) September 19, 2017
He’s the latest meme sensation.
What’s the deal with Kelly? I didn’t think any part of Trump’s speech was inappropriate or embarrassing. He spoke from a position of strength. I loved that.
Well, here’s a little rumor that might help explain some things. According to political consultant Ed Rollins, Kelly didn’t even vote for Trump. He voted for Hillary Clinton. In other words, he probably doesn’t agree with Trump on much, policy-wise.
“At least what I’ve heard from sources inside who know Kelly, he is an honorable man and a good general,” Rollins said. “He didn’t vote for him. He voted for Hillary. So I don’t think basically he is a Trump supporter or ideologically a Trump supporter.”
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Hmmm… ideological opposites? Perhaps.
I should add– White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders warned against reading into the photo too much.
“I would certainly not read anything into that picture,” she told Brian Kilmeade. “Probably, just like the rest of us, we’re tired trying to keep up with this president who’s working hard every day to help America.”
By tired, I think she means physically tired– like in dire need of a 3-hour nap tired.
What do you think? Was this just an inconveniently timed photo, or does it reflect Kelly’s true feelings?
I don’t know what to make of it.