Report: Trump Was 'Riled Up' by Gen. Kelly's Claim President 'Evolved' on Border Wall
President Trump  was “riled up” by comments made by White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly  who claimed that the president had “evolved” on his demand for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
According to the New York Times   Trump  had become angry that Kelly said in an interview this week that the president’s views on immigration and border security had somehow softened.
Kelly said of  Trump ’s supposed “evolutionary process:”
“There’s been an evolutionary process that this president has gone through ” Kelly said in an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier  pointing out that  Trump  had “very definitely changed  his  attitude” towards DACA recipients and the wall. “ He  has evolved in the way  he ’s looked at things ” Kelly said. “Campaign to governing are two different things and this president has been very  very flexible in terms of what is within the realm of the possible.”
After hearing the comments  the New York Times says  Trump  was “initially calm ” but that after speaking with colleagues and friends   he  became “riled up” that Kelly had undermined him publicly on his staunch pro-American immigration reform agenda.
Yet early Wednesday evening  after learning from a White House aide that his chief of staff  John F. Kelly  had described his views about his signature campaign pledge to build a wall on the Mexico border as “not informed ” and his thinking as “evolving ” the president was initially calm. It did not last. By Wednesday night   Mr. Trump  had become convinced by a string of allies and friends  he  had talked to on the phone that Mr. Kelly had undermined  him   according to people familiar with the conversations. And by Thursday morning  after digesting accounts of Mr. Kelly’s comments on cable news  the president was riled up. As the television blared  he typed out a series of tweets that rebutted Mr. Kelly without actually naming him. “The Wall is the Wall  it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it ”  Mr. Trump  wrote at 6:15 a.m. Later in the morning   the president  spoke to  his  chief of staff  and made  his  displeasure clear  according to two people familiar with the conversation.
As mentioned by the New York Times report   Trump  refuted Kelly’s statements online  without mentioning  his  Chief of Staff.
We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country. We need the Wall to help stop the massive inflow of drugs from Mexico  now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world. If there is no Wall  there is no Deal! —  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18   2018
In exchange for giving amnesty to nearly 800 000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation by the President Obama-created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program   Trump  has demanded the Republican-controlled Congress pass legislation that would end the process known as “chain migration ” which allows newly naturalized citizens to bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S.  and end the Diversity Visa Lottery program  which gives out 50 000 visas to foreign nationals every year in a random lottery process.
[TGT]was “riled up” by comments made by White House Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly  who claimed that [TGT] had “evolved” on [TGT] demand for a U.S.-Mexico border wall.
According to the New York Times   [TGT]had become angry that Kelly said in an interview this week that the president’s views on immigration and border security had somehow softened.
Kelly said of  [TGT] ’s supposed “evolutionary process:”
“There’s been an evolutionary process that [TGT] has gone through ” Kelly said in an interview with Fox News host Bret Baier  pointing out that  [TGT]had “very definitely changed  [TGT]  attitude” towards DACA recipients and the wall. “ He  has evolved in the way  he ’s looked at things ” Kelly said. “Campaign to governing are two different things and [TGT] has been very  very flexible in terms of what is within the realm of the possible.”
After hearing the comments  the New York Times says  [TGT]was “initially calm ” but that after speaking with colleagues and friends   [TGT]  became “riled up” that Kelly had undermined [TGT] publicly on [TGT] staunch pro-American immigration reform agenda.
Yet early Wednesday evening  after learning from a White House aide that [TGT] chief of staff  John F. Kelly  had described [TGT] views about [TGT] signature campaign pledge to build a wall on the Mexico border as “not informed ” and [TGT] thinking as “evolving ” [TGT] was initially calm. It did not last. By Wednesday night   [TGT]had become convinced by a string of allies and friends  [TGT]  had talked to on the phone that Mr. Kelly had undermined  him   according to people familiar with the conversations. And by Thursday morning  after digesting accounts of Mr. Kelly’s comments on cable news  [TGT] was riled up. As the television blared  [TGT] typed out a series of tweets that rebutted Mr. Kelly without actually naming him. “The Wall is the Wall  it has never changed or evolved from the first day I conceived of it ”  [TGT]wrote at 6:15 a.m. Later in the morning   [TGT]spoke to  [TGT]  chief of staff  and made  his  displeasure clear  according to two people familiar with the conversation.
As mentioned by the New York Times report   [TGT]refuted Kelly’s statements online  without mentioning  his  Chief of Staff.
We need the Wall for the safety and security of our country. We need the Wall to help stop the massive inflow of drugs from Mexico  now rated the number one most dangerous country in the world. If there is no Wall  there is no Deal! —  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 18   2018
In exchange for giving amnesty to nearly 800 000 illegal aliens shielded from deportation by the President Obama-created Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program   [TGT]has demanded the Republican-controlled Congress pass legislation that would end the process known as “chain migration ” which allows newly naturalized citizens to bring an unlimited number of foreign relatives to the U.S.  and end the Diversity Visa Lottery program  which gives out 50 000 visas to foreign nationals every year in a random lottery process.