John Kelly: Trump Would Prefer To ‘Get Rid Of Nuclear Weapons’

White House chief of staff John Kelly has indicated that, contrary to a recent report, President Trump would prefer not to have nuclear weapons.

White House chief of staff John Kelly has indicated that, contrary to a recent report, President Trump would prefer not to have nuclear weapons. 
“In spite of what someone reported the other day about [the] president, and I don't think he would mind my sharing this. What he said to me many, many times and to the group oftentimes, I hear him most say about nuclear weapons that, 'wouldn't it be great if we could get rid of them all' as opposed to we need 10 times more,”  Kelly said at a press briefing Thursday.
'When he references the maintenance of nuclear weapons and modernization, that doesn't mean increase in numbers. I hear him...talk more about ‘wouldn't it be great, how could we get rid of nuclear weapons,'" Kelly added.
Kelly’s comments come a day after NBC News released a report that stated, “President Donald Trump said he wanted what amounted to a nearly tenfold increase in the U.S. nuclear arsenal during a gathering this past summer of the nation’s highest-ranking national security leaders, according to three officials who were in the room.”
Attendees were said to have been surprised about his desire for a nuclear expansion, particularly given the decades-long trend of reducing the nation's arsenal. 
In addition to Kelly’s denial, Trump himself has lashed out at the report.
“Fake @NBCNews made up a story that I wanted a 'tenfold' increase in our U.S. nuclear arsenal. Pure fiction, made up to demean. NBC = CNN!”  the president tweeted Wednesday.
“With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!” he also wrote.