Trump slams John Kelly for calling him a ‘fascist’ after Harris lauds comments
Ex-president launches online tirade against his former chief of staff and Democratic opponent over Hitler comparisons
Donald Trump has denounced his own former chief of staff, John Kelly, as a degenerate" and a low life" after the former US Marine Corps general gained the backing of Kamala Harris for calling his ex-boss a fascist.
With Kelly's intervention in effect propelling the debate over fascism firmly to the centre of the US presidential election, the Republican nominee also turned his fire on his Democratic opponent. He inaccurately accused Harris of calling him Adolf Hitler after the vice-president amplified Kelly's comments in a televised address before endorsing them in a CNN town hall meeting.
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