General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWashington Post editorial board: Kelly owes Dem rep an apology
Kelly could show himself as a good role model for all if he does this.
By Julia Manchester - 10/20/17 11:24 PM EDT
Washington Post editorial board: Kelly owes Dem rep an apology
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/356509-washington-post-editorial-board-kelly-owes-dem-rep-an-apology
© Getty Images
The Washington Post's editorial board is calling on White House chief of staff John Kelly to apologize to Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) after he mischaracterized her remarks from a 2015 event, calling her an "empty barrel" at a press briefing this week.
"White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly owes Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) an apology. That is the only conclusion that can be drawn after watching a video of the representatives remarks at the dedication of an FBI building in Miramar, Fla., in 2015," the board wrote on Friday.
"It is unfortunate that the sacrifice of brave people such as these two agents or the four soldiers killed in Niger can get overwhelmed by the petty name-calling of politics. That is a point Mr. Kelly was trying to make Thursday, and that he undercut with his misrepresentation of Ms. Wilson. He needs to set the record straight."
The editorial comes as Trump officials find themselves in a war of words with Wilson, who claimed this week that Trump told the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the four soldiers killed in Niger this month, that he knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens it hurts anyway.............................-
Link to tweet
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Appears Kelly is much like Trump,never made a mistake or told a lie in his life.
old guy
(3,284 posts)There needs to be a nationally televised press conference with both present and he should apologize in person and before the people. This will never happen but sometimes I think of silly things.
procon
(15,805 posts)It a lie, and the use of written notes makes it a premeditated lie. Now the question is, did Kelly write his own notes from memory, or did someone on the WH staff 'help'?