John Kelly

Wall idea not 'informed'

Washington - Muslimchronicle

US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that his plan for a wall along the Mexican border has "never changed or evolved," in tweets posted after his chief of staff said he was not "fully informed" when he pledged to build it last year. Retired General John Kelly's remarks, made to members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and reported by the New York TimesRead more

White House chief cites son's loss in emotive Trump defense

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White House chief of staff John Kelly -- a former general whose son died in Afghanistan -- made an emotive defense of Donald Trump Thursday, amid a scandal over the president's phone call with a military widow. Kelly, who spent nearly four decades in the Marine Corps, said he had advised Trump not to call the families of four servicemenRead more

Cuba could stop attacks on US diplomats

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The White House said Thursday that Cuba had not done enough to prevent a series of attacks on US diplomats, but stopped short of directly blaming Havana for the attacks. "We believe that the Cuban government could stop the attacks on our diplomats," said White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. source: AFPRead more

Scaramucci out after 11 days as Trump communications director

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White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci was forced out Monday after barely 10 days in his post, as Donald Trump’s new chief of staff asserted his authority on his first day in office. John Kelly, who had served as Trump’s secretary of homeland security for six months, has been brought in as chief of staff to bring order and disciplineRead more

Trump swears in new chief of staff, says will do a 'spectacular job'

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John Kelly was sworn in Monday as the new White House chief of staff, as US President Donald Trump looked to the retired Marine general for leadership after a shakeup of his top staff. "We just swore in General Kelly, he will do a spectacular job, I have no doubt as chief of staff, what he has done in termsRead more

Embattled Trump replaces chief of staff

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US President Donald Trump ousted his beleaguered chief of staff Reince Priebus on Friday, replacing him with Homeland Security Secretary and former general John Kelly after vicious White House infighting spilled into the open. Only hours after a humiliating defeat on health care reform had underlined his tenuous control over his party in Congress, Trump announced a second shakeup ofRead more

US may widen ban of carry-on computers

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The United States may soon expand its ban on air passengers carrying computers on board on US-bound flights, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday. The threat of a terror group trying to blow up an aircraft mid-flight is constant, he told a Senate hearing on border security, suggesting that the current ban might not have gone far enough. “It’sRead more

US considering separating immigrant children from parents

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US Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly confirmed he is considering an initiative that would separate immigrant children from their parents if they enter the U.S. illegally, the Time magazine reported on Tuesday. Kelly said he would do "almost anything to deter the people from Central America to getting on this very, very dangerous network that brings them up through MexicoRead more

US sets plan for sweeping crackdown on nearly all illegal immigrants

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The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigrants, putting nearly all of the country’s 11 million undocumented foreigners in their cross-hairs. Two memos issued by DHS Secretary John Kelly order border patrol and immigration officers to deport as quickly as possible any illegal immigrants they find, with only a fewRead more