Just last month, Kelly slipped away from the White House to attend a Marine Corps scholarship golf tournament in his son’s memory, with little fanfare or attention. One said Kelly may have mentioned some details surrounding his son’s death to the president in private — and the president then repeated them in public, a relatively frequent occurrence with Trump. Kelly has previously resisted White House efforts to link children’s deaths with politics and policy. The official said Kelly is very sensitive to his son’s death being politicized, and recoils at attempts to politicize parents and families in this manner. The White House offered no explanation of why Kelly was not in attendance.

Source: Washington Post October 17, 2017 23:48 UTC