White House Chief of Staff John Kelly on October 19, 2017. (Reuters / Yuri Gripas)
“Video Disproves Story Kelly Told About Lawmaker”
—The New York Times
At first, he spoke with feeling and made sense. Then, suddenly, toward lies and slurs he lurched. He gave us an example of the rule: Whoever’s close to Trump will get besmirched.
Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”