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 →
Donald Trump on Former Trump Officials Donald Trump on Former Trump Officials and Associates THEN NOW 2013 - 2018 2017 - 2020 "Rex Tillerson...a world class player and dealmaker." - Dec 11, 2016 "Rex Tillerson…dumb as a rock." Dec 7, 2018 - "Jeff Sessions…a world class legal mind." - Nov 18, 2016 "Jeff Sessions…what kind of a man is this?" Aug 23, 2018 - "James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis…a true General’s General!" - Nov 20, 2016 "General Mattis…resigned because I was very nice to him." Feb 3, 2019 - "I respect James Comey a lot." - Nov 11, 2016 "I fired Lyin’ James Comey, a total sleaze!" Jan 12, 2019 - "Steve Bannon is extremely capable, highly qualified." - Aug 17, 2016 "Sloppy Steve Bannon…dumped like a dog by almost everyone. Too bad!" Jan 5, 2018 - "I am very proud of my friend Omarosa." - Feb 4, 2013 "Omarosa is a crazed, crying lowlife…that dog!" Aug 14, 2018 - "George Papadopoulos…excellent guy." - March 21, 2016 "Few people knew the young, low level volunteer named George, who is a liar." Oct 31, 2017 - "Paul Manafort has done a amazing job." - July 22, 2016 "Manafort has nothing to do with our campaign." June 15, 2018 - "Gary Cohn…has been terrific." - March 18, 2018 "Gary Cohn, I could tell stories about him like you wouldn’t believe." Oct 11, 2018 - "Michael Cohen is a really good lawyer, loyal, wonderful person." - June 29, 2017 "I would strongly suggest that you don’t retain the services of Michael Cohen!" Aug 22, 2018 - "Anthony Scaramucci is a person I have great respect for." - July 21, 2017 "Scaramucci is a highly unstable ‘nut job’." Aug 19, 2019 - "I think John Bolton's terrific." - Aug 16, 2015 "I thought John Bolton was way out of line." Sept 11, 2019 - Get details →