Former Chief Of Staff John Kelly Calls For The Shutdown To End

Here we go.

John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, is calling on the government shutdown to end. He, along with four former Homeland Security secretaries, wrote a letter and sent it to Trump and Congress.

“As former secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), we write to you today with a simple message — fund the critical mission of DHS,” they wrote.

In their letter Wednesday, the former secretaries cited the historical precedent of Congress prioritizing funding agencies such as the Department of Defense as a matter of national security.

“Congress does so because putting national security at risk is an option we simply can’t afford,” the group wrote. “DHS should be no different.”

Inbox: 5 former Homeland Security secretaries, including ex Trump chief of staff John Kelly, ex Pa Gov Tom Ridge and NJs Michael Chertoff write joint letter urging Trump, Congress to fund the Dept. pic.twitter.com/spmsGoQeFb

— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) January 23, 2019

JUST IN: 5 former DHS secretaries, including former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly, call for President Trump and Congress to "fund the critical mission of DHS," according to letter obtained by @NBCNews – @jesserodriguez https://t.co/whd8qQSFCW pic.twitter.com/UBwYqYPQYT

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 24, 2019

Crossing party lines, five former DHS Secretaries, including Pres Trump's first one, Gen John Kelly, write @POTUS and Congress urging they immediately restore funding to @DHSgov so it can better perform it's "vital mission." (Attached from letter): pic.twitter.com/tq7nH9dPDq

— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) January 24, 2019

Former chief of staff John Kelly calls for the #TrumpShutdown to end. People who protect the country "should not have to rely on the charitable generosity of others for assistance in feeding their families and paying their bills…This is unconscionable."https://t.co/e7bYatmWFw

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 24, 2019

More from John Kelly, Tom Ridge and 4 other former Homeland Security chiefs: “DHS employees … should not have to rely on the charitable generosity of others for assistance in feeding their families and paying their bills while they steadfastly focus on the mission at hand” pic.twitter.com/YzSUdn4ZgE

— Jonathan Tamari (@JonathanTamari) January 24, 2019

That’s fine and dandy and all, but it’s not that simple. Well, it could be. If Democrats agreed to address the national security problem on the southern border and fund the wall, this wouldn’t be an issue.

I repeat myself.