Donald Trump on John Kelly Donald Trump on His Second Chief of Staff John Kelly THEN NOW 2017 - April 2018 Dec 2018 - 2020 "Kelly…is doing a fantastic job." - Jan 23, 2018 "Kelly will be…I don’t know if I can say ‘retiring.’" Dec 8, 2018 - "He’s doing a great job." - Oct 7, 2017 "He was way over his head.’" Feb 13, 2020 - "He’s doing an incredible job." - Oct 7, 2017 "He…was totally exhausted by the job" June 4, 2020 - "He has been a true star of my Administration." - July 28, 2017 "I couldn’t terminate him fast enough." Feb 13, 2020 - Get details →