Was General John Kelly fired by Donald Trump? Timeline of the relationship

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : "Kelly also alleged that Trump had said, "You know, Hitler did some good things, too.
39% : "In Jeff Goldberg's article for The Atlantic, Kelly gave an account of a "German generals" conversation with Trump.
31% : On Tuesday, The Atlantic published an article alleging that while serving as president, Trump once told Kelly: "I need the kind of generals that Hitler had.
29% : "John Kelly will be leaving, I don't know if I can say retiring, but great guy," Trump told reporters.
27% : In a response interview with CNN, Trump said, "John Kelly has an axe to grind, and he made up a story.
27% : "The relationship between Trump and his ex-chief of staff had reportedly been soured for some time, becoming so poor that the two men no longer spoke to one another.
22% : "Kelly was not formally fired; however, his departure from the White House came amid reports of significant tension and disagreements with Trump.
18% : "Journalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser said in their 2022 book The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021, that Trump had asked Kelly, "Why can't you be like the German generals?"When Kelly replied that German generals "tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off," Trump reportedly replied: "No, no, no, they were totally loyal to him.
13% : Kelly has been critical of Trump since leaving his administration.
13% : In a statement to CNN last year, Kelly corroborated alleged statements by Trump which disparaged veterans, including calling them "suckers and losers," that were reported in a 2020 story by The Atlantic.
9% : "In an interview last month with Shawn Ryan, a former Navy Seal and CIA contractor, Trump called Kelly "one of the dumbest people" he's ever met.
8% : In December 2018, amid reports that Kelly would either be resigning or forced out, Trump confirmed that Kelly would be leaving "at the end of the year.
7% : "In a post Truth Social post last year, Trump called Kelly "the dumbest of my Military people," adding that Kelly was "incapable of doing a good job, it was too much for him, and I couldn't stand the guy, so I fired him like a 'dog.'
6% : When discussing the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Trump went on to criticize Milley and then Kelly and said, "Guys like John Kelly, he's one of the dumbest people I've ever met.

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