Kelly looked embarrassed during Trump’s UN speech
US President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, John Kelly, appeared to be feeling embarrassed as Trump was delivering an address to the UN General Assembly’s 72nd session on Tuesday.
In one photo showing Kelly with his head in his hand, and in another showing him looking down at the floor, it is clear, according to Twitter users, that he was not enjoying what the president was saying.
Trump used his speech to further escalate his standoff with North Korea over its nuclear activities, threatening to "destroy" the country if necessary.
"The United States has great strength and patience, but if it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy North Korea," he said.
"It is time for North Korea to realize that its denuclearization is its only responsible future," he added.
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The photos showing Kelly’s reaction became a talking point on social media, with many users expressing the view that Trump’s right hand man felt embarrassed by his remarks.
"John Kelly apparently went through some sort of existential crisis during Trump's UN speech," Kyle Feldscher, a reporter, commented.
“John Kelly has a terrible poker face,” said another reporter, Jessica Taylor.
John Kelly at UNGA is all of us. pic.twitter.com/Wza8wrzdCY
— Mira Rapp-Hooper (@MiraRappHooper) September 19, 2017
Kelly, 67, started his job at the White House early in August. Within a month, however, reports came out that tensions had increased between him and President Trump.
Kelly told colleagues that nobody had ever spoken to him like Trump did during his 35 years in the military, The New York Times reported.
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