President Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff secretly bought a book in which 27 mental health experts warned that the president was psychologically unfit for the job, and called it Trump’s irrational behavior. used as a guide for dealing with
News of John Kerry’s secret acquisition appears in a new book by The New York Times’ Peter Baker and The New Yorker’s Susan Glasser.The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021 will be published next week. . The Guardian obtained a copy.
The book Kelly bought, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, was the bestseller of 2017.
she wrote:
“These come from observations of the individual’s reaction patterns, media appearances, and reports from those close to him. I know much more than most patients.
“Nevertheless, a public figure’s personal health is her personal matter until it becomes a threat to public health.”
A retired general, Kelly became Trump’s second chief of staff in July 2017 and resigned in January 2019 after Trump fired Reinspriebus in a tweet.
His struggles to impose order on Trump and his minions, and his vicious falling out with the president, have been widely documented. purchased a copy of “The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump.” It is known to be called “Crazy Town”.
“Kelly told others that the book was a useful guide for a president who came to think he was a pathological liar.
The author reports that Kelly’s views were shared by an unnamed senior official, citing the following statement: [Trump]He doesn’t listen to anyone and feels he shouldn’t. He doesn’t care what others say or think. I have never seen anything like it. “
The 25th Amendment, which provides for the replacement of presidents who cannot meet job demands, was seriously debated at the end of President Trump’s presidency after the Capitol attack he instigated.
Baker and Glasser say the amendment was tentatively discussed by Cabinet members “within months of Trump taking office.” But its flaws – if Trump were against its use, it would be almost impossible for him to shift – prevented further action.
Trump has regularly dismissed claims about his mental health, as well as his staff’s concerns about it. In January 2018, after the publication of Michael Wolfe’s tell-all book Fire and Fury, Trump memorably told reporters that he was a “very stable genius.” .
Kelly has regularly attacked Trump. In October 2020, CNN reported that Kelly told his friends that Trump’s unfaithfulness was “amazing… pathetic” and called Trump “the most flawed person” he had ever met. I reported it.
Trump said Kelly “didn’t do a good job, had no temperament, and was eventually kicked out. He was eaten alive. He couldn’t handle the pressure of this job.” “
The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump is a bestseller, and The Washington Post praised it as the “most daring book” of 2017.
In May 2020, Lee lost his job at Yale University. One of his reasons was due to a tweet about Trump. Earlier this month, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit that claimed Lee was unfairly dismissed.
