White House chief of staff John Kelly has often called President Donald Trump an “idiot” in front of aides and has portrayed himself as a “savior” who has singlehandedly rescued the country from disaster, according to an NBC News report published Monday that cited comments from eight current and former White House officials. Four of the officials said they’d personally witnessed Kelly using the disparaging term to describe Trump. He’s an idiot,” Kelly allegedly said during a meeting about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and overall immigration policy. “He always knows where I stand and he and I both know this story is total BS. This is another pathetic attempt to smear people close to President Trump and distract from the administration’s many successes.”

Source: Huffington Post April 30, 2018 22:30 UTC