George H.W. Bush would condemn Donald Trump

The Honorable Robert Kelly

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Robert Kelly | The Dallas Morning News

I had the privilege of serving as a presidential appointee all four years in the George H.W. Bush administration, both in the White House and the Pentagon. None of us serving President Bush could help but sense the deep reverence he held for the institution of the presidency, and this filtered down throughout the entire staff. Like all administrations, we had our difficult days. However, no matter where one served in his administration, there was this pervasive mindset that, in homage to his naval service, we could never “let the Old Man down.”