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The Young Turks Call John Kelly A ‘Coward’ Who Ushered In An Era Of ‘Fascism’ In America

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The Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur claimed White House Chief of Staff John Kelly is partially responsible for the violence at the Southern border and said “fascism began” under his watch.

“If a retired general does not understand the gravity of using military troops inside the country or understands it and signs off on it anyway, what happened on your watch?” he asked on his program. “John Kelly, the reality is, fascism began under your watch.”

“Maybe the most important part of the story … is how fascism creeps in. [Trump] gives an unconstitutional order they resist in the beginning, but then they make justifications,” Uygur said of Kelly and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen earlier in the interview.

“You guys aren’t going to do a check on Donald Trump,” he added. “You’re going to let him run roughshod and once this stuff settles in, if there is not an incredible — I don’t mean to public outcry. We’ve seen that a thousand different times. But consequences in the voting booth — then you’ve got to say we’ve got to get the monsters out. Otherwise fascism becomes accepted and we start shooting people like this at the border.”

Uygur’s co-host Ana Kasparian called Kelly a “coward” and said he’s failed to defend America when it counts.

“I also want to make note of what an unbelievable coward John Kelly is,” she said. “This is a man who fought for our freedoms, fought for our Constitution. Right? Big military guy. Tough guy. And everyone had high hopes that he would serve as a check or a balance to Trump because he doesn’t believe in the Constitution.”

Kasparian claimed Kelly has not been a check on the president and has missed his opportunity to be a true leader.

“You could be fighting for your country right now when it matters the most and he’s not doing it,” she said.

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