John Kelly praises Vindman: ‘Did exactly what we teach them to do’

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Former White House chief of staff John Kelly unloaded on President Trump on a litany of issues, ranging from his policies to the decision to remove Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from his post.

During a speech at Drew University on Wednesday night, Kelly suggested it was wrong for Trump to remove Vindman from the National Security Council after he testified in the impeachment hearings. The retired Marine four-star general claimed Vindman did what he was trained to do when he reported concerns about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader to his boss.

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