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Alexandra Petri: It was the cheese that let John Kelly down

Trump’s words are a kind of soothing low dog-whistle that plays in the background at all times.

In this June 6, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump's Chief of Staff John Kelly attends a briefing on this year's hurricane season at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters in Washington. Speculation over Kelly's departure has become a routine Washington parlor game, but rumors swirled about Kelly’s fate again on Thursday, June 28, as Trump prepares to overhaul his communications team amid a slew of departures. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)