From "very talented" to "lazy as hell," here's how Trump talks about his staff before and after firing them.
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00:00Jim Mattis is doing a great job. I'm not a big fan of General Mattis, as you know.
00:04John Kelly is one of the best people.
00:07I know John Kelly. He was with me. Didn't do a good job.
00:17John Bolton is doing a very good job.
00:20What about the idiot John Bolton? I mean, he comes in,
00:22and all he wants to do is go to war with everybody.
00:25If I listened to that idiot, we'd be right now in World War V.
00:30Well, I have a very good relationship, as you know, with Steve Bannon.
00:38Steve's been a friend of mine for a long time. I like Steve a lot.
00:41But I don't know this man. I guess Sloppy Steve brought him into the White House quite a bit,
00:45and it was one of those things. That's why Sloppy Steve is now looking for a job.
00:49I also want to thank Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen
00:59and Undersecretary Chris Krebs for being here.
01:03And they, too, have been working long and hard on this bill.
01:20John Kelly is one of the best people. He's a military man, but he loves doing this,
01:26which is chief of staff, more than anything he's ever done.
01:29He's doing a great job. He will be here, in my opinion, for the entire seven remaining years.
01:37I know John Kelly. He was with me. Didn't do a good job. Had no temperament.
01:41And ultimately, he was petered out. He was exhausted. He was sort of a tough guy.
01:45By the time he got eaten up in this world, it's a different world than he was used to,
01:51he was unable to function. And I told him, John, you're going to have to go.
01:56Please give me a letter of resignation. And we did that. And now he goes out and badmouths.
02:06A very talented man, Rex Tillerson, who's going to be meeting with them
02:10shortly. So beautifully represented. I'm so honored that the Senate approved him.
02:14He's going to be fantastic.
02:28Yeah, Don McGahn's a really good guy. Been with me for a long time. Privately before this,
02:33he represented me. He's been here now, maybe almost two years. And a lot of affection for Don.
02:44Very happy with Secretary of Defense, by the way. Jim Mattis is doing a great job.
02:53I'm not a big fan of General Mattis, as you know. I have the smartest people. I have
02:58the most dedicated people. I have the best people. I have the best people. I have the best people.