The 2020 book Donald Trump v. The United States by New York Times journalist Michael Schmidt claims that former White House chief of staff John Kelly frequently found himself mediating disputes between Melania and Ivanka Trump as they jostled for power.
Since Ivanka wanted to be the First Lady in a “ceremonial” sense, Schmidt told MSNBC that the former advisor to the president/First Daughter, 41, and First Lady, 52, would frequently argue.
“John Kelly is probably as serious a national security figure as you can find, a four-star Marine general,” Schmidt said, adding, “He comes into the White House, he thinks that he needs to put in structure and better staffing for Trump and all of a sudden, he’s confronting far more frivolous issues like fights between the first lady and Ivanka Trump, and Ivanka Trump trying to maneuver, what Kelly was told, to become the first lady in this ceremonial ways.”
While Kelly needed to put in some structure and better staffing for Trump he was confronted with far more frivolous issues like fights between the first lady and Ivanka Trump, and Ivanka Trump trying to maneuver, what Kelly was told, to become the first lady in this ceremonial way.”
“And so, again, here’s John Kelly concerned that we could be on the brink of war with North Korea, trying to mitigate these issues that are not serious, but we’re front and center and the Trump White House where things were off of the rails,” he added.
A 12,000-word biography of Kelly is also included in the book’s new paperback edition, which was released on January 17. His turbulent tenure as Donald Trump’s chief of staff is detailed in the work.
Kelly frequently had to focus on less significant topics while working in the White House, much to his dismay, according to Schmidt, as seen by his instructing former aide Omarosa to “stop holding parties at the White House pool,” as reported by Business Insider.
“Here’s John Kelly, right, concerned that we could be on the brink of war with North Korea, trying to mitigate these issues that are not as serious but were front and center in the Trump White House where things were off the rails,” Schmidt said.
Donald Trump v. the United States has a new afterword. The previous president Trump’s intention to attack North Korea with a nuclear weapon in 2017 alarmed Kelly, according to Schmidt, who also mentioned that Kelly blamed someone else for the threat.
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