Kelly is simply covering for his boss.   Trump should never have made the claim about being the only president who calls AND writes letters to grieving families when he was asked about not responding to the attack in Niger for 12 days.  It turns out he never wrote or called several of those families.  And promising the $25,000 to the father only to find out the father received a letter and no cash--White House later said the "check is in the mail".  Trump runs the White House like he ran Celebrity Apprentice, not very well apparently.