Trump, Former White House Staffers Reject John Kelly’s ‘Fascist' Claims

Several members of the Trump administration, including former Vice President Mike Pence’s former chief of staff, Mike Ayers, have sharply disputed the claims.

President Donald Trump (R) makes remarks to the press after the new White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was sworn in, in the Oval Office of the White House on July 31, 2017. Mike Theiler-Pool/Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump and previous members of his administration say that claims made by former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly are “patently false.”

Kelly, a retired Marine Corps general, worked for the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019. He has spoken out multiple times against Trump during the election—most recently in interviews with The New York Times and The Atlantic.