Trump’s love affair with “my generals” was long over. He was sick and tired of all the “yes, sirs” that never seemed to get him what he wanted. He would yell at Kelly about it often. “You fucking generals, why can’t you be like the German generals?” he once demanded of his White House chief of staff, who relayed the story to associates. “Which generals?” an incredulous Kelly had asked. “The German generals in World War II,” Trump responded. “You do know that they tried to kill Hitler three times and almost pulled it off?” Kelly said.
