NYT: Secret Service had to break up fight between Kelly and Lewandowski

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

White House chief of staff John Kelly and former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski got into a physical altercation earlier this year outside the Oval Office and had to be separated by the Secret Service, The New York Times reported Monday.

The Times, citing a half-dozen people familiar with the altercation, reported that Kelly grabbed Lewandowski "by the collar and tried to have him ejected from the West Wing."

The altercation occurred on Feb. 21 and was preceded by an argument between the two men, according to the newspaper.

The two men were inside the Oval Office that day with Trump, and Kelly reportedly complained to the president that Lewandowski was making money off Trump through a contract with a super PAC supporting Trump's reelection, according to the Times.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412655-nyt-secret-service-had-to-break-up-fight-between-kelly-and

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10/22/18 09:42 PM EDT

[Solly Mack]

1. Video? We need video.

Please let there be video.

[sharedvalues]

2. Who cares. Pointless palace intrigue to distract from election. Nm

[RockRaven]

3. Leaked by Trump insiders to prepare the press for Kelly's post-midterm firing;

Trump constantly pre-justifies moves which he knows the press and pundits are going to criticize by leaking out damaging stories about the other party.

[libdem4life]

4. The administration with class...ha...last in the class. Fist fights?

That's beyond chaos. Didn't he drag Omarosa out, too? i doubt even in "Venezuela" they have fist fights in the government's house.

[left-of-center2012]

5. Trump only hires the best people.

[dubyadiprecession]

6. A Whitehouse ass kicking if you piss off Kelly.

John Bolton was lucky, he only got yelled at.

[JohnQFunk]

7. The first rule of Trump Fight Club...

… is you don't leak about Trump Fight Club.
The second rule of Trump Fight Club is you don't leak about Trump Fight Club.

[christx30]

17. It's a lot safer than Saidi fight club, apparently. N/t

[Scarsdale]

22. Well, so far.

From what we know. I want to see the fight between Kellyanne and Iwanka, surely THAT can not be too far off?

[LuvLoogie]

32. I think Ivanka would totally dominate Kelly Anne...

but then Kelly Anne would shiv her in the kidney.

[elmac]

8. fighting over tRump, now that's smart nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Money....it was about money.

Kelly complaining to Trump that Lewandowski was ripping off a political PAC???

Hell, that is S.O.P. for Trump...didn't Kelly know that???

[exboyfil]

30. Seriously should a Chief of Staff

be worried about what was going on in a PAC? In fact aren't they supposed to be independent of the candidates (I know it is a fiction).

[badhair77]

9. I would enjoy seeing this. Not a fan of Kelly but Lewandowski is slime.

[BootinUp]

10. Trumps staff is like an angry mob!

[DoctorJoJo]

11. I Have No Use for Either, But Would Have Loved Seeing Kelly Kick His Ass!

Guessing faux tough guy Lewandowski was pissing his pants!

[ck4829]

25. LOL

[Cryptoad]

12. I had rather be a Liberal Mobster than a

Godless Thug!

[not fooled]

13. ...

[link:|]

[NCjack]

14. Kelly needs to mind his own business. If Lewandowski is making money off

Trump relationship, that is the business between Lewandowski and Trump.

[Polybius]

15. Kelly may be older, but I'm sure he's a lot tougher

He's 68, and not afraid to kick a 45 year old's ass.

[marble falls]

18. My money's on Kelly. I really don't care. I just want the surveillance tape.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

19. What happened to Repug free-market laissez-faire principles?

Republican scumbag objecting to a Republican scumbag skimming money off campaign funds for a Republican scumbag?

What's this world coming to these days?...... ..........

[truthisfreedom]

20. only in 45's administration. Total lack of discipline.

Total lack of accountability, total lack of intelligence, total lack of communication, total lack of knowledge, total lack of sensibility.

Total lack.

[Scarsdale]

23. Total lack of

decency, class and respect for the WH.

[BumRushDaShow]

21. "The altercation occurred on Feb. 21"

So 8 months ago. What's the point of even bothering devoting column inches to this other than having a "Squirrel!!!111!" moment?

[Achilleaze]

27. It shows again how degenerate the republican-russian "family values" truly are

deplorable. The repubes need to repudiate their sick values, and embrace American values like honesty, fairness, respect, and loyalty to America, not to the kremlin and it's draft-dodging, deeply indebted puppets.

Reality and the truth are important.

[exboyfil]

31. Seriously why can't the press

say "Nice story" we will report on it after Tuesday since its disclosure really isn't time sensitive.

[ck4829]

24. Kick

[no_hypocrisy]

26. I can see Trump watching this "altercation" and grinning ear-to-ear.

[MontanaMama]

28. Lewandowski is a thug but

but who doesnt Kelly fight with? He must be a dandy in his personal life. Spanky must get all excited with the drama in the west wing.

[yellowcanine]

29. Cage Match in the Oval Office!

[dalton99a]

33. The Trump White House running like a well-oiled machine - with the best people. Very fine people