John F. Kelly

In his opinion, Mr. Trump met the definition of a fascist would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the constitution or the concept of rule of law.

I think this decision was over using the military to go after American citizens is one of those things I think is a very, very bad thing even to say it for political purposes to get elected I think is a very, very bad thing, let alone…

a second term with him, Trump, particularly when he would not be worrying about reelection, it would be fundamentally a catastrophe for us.

A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or shot down or seriously wounded in combat or spend years being tortured as POWs are all suckers, because there is nothing in it for them.

Mr. Chair, I know that you and my Republican colleagues believe that Mr. Trump is still the leader of the Republican Party. Unfortunately, you're following his example and attempting to weaponize Congress.

nothing approaching an order that foolish was ever given. And I can't imagine anyone that worked at the White House after me that would have simply shrugged their shoulders and allowed that order to go forward without dying in the ditch…

What happened on Capitol Hill yesterday was a direct result of his poisoning the minds of people with the lies and the fraud.

The vast majority of people who worked in the White House were decent people who were doing the best they could to serve the nation. They've unfortunately paid quite a price for that in reputation and future employment. They don't deserve…

The depths of dishonesty is astounding to me, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He's the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.

What you just described does not sound very nice. It doesn't sound to be the kind of principles that the United States wants to stand for.

I think we're going to lose. We could lose a third of the cabinet, that we're on the knife's edge.