Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories White House chief of staff John Kelly caught some flak after he praised Confederate leaders on Fox News on Monday night, calling Robert E. Lee “an honorable man” and arguing that “the lack of ability to compromise caused the Civil War.” The quotes led some historians to describe the interview as ‘‘strange,’’ ‘‘highly provocative,’’ ‘‘dangerous,’’ and ‘‘kind of depressing.’’ Meanwhile, some also poked fun at Kelly’s head-scratching recollection of historical facts. So how would the White House defend President Trump’s chief of staff’s comments? Standing before a packed press room on Tuesday, press secretary Sarah Sanders took a question from New York Times reporter Glenn Thrush, who asked her to expand on what Kelly meant about “compromise” leading to the Civil War. “Look, all of our leaders have flaws — Washington, Jefferson, JFK, Roosevelt, Kennedy. That doesn’t diminish their contributions to our country and it certainly can’t erase them from our history,” Sanders responded. “General Kelly was simply making the point that just because history isn’t perfect doesn’t mean that it’s not our history.” When Thrush followed up about honoring the more despicable Confederate figures of the Civil War — using Nathan Bedford Forrest as an example — Sanders dodged the question. “I don’t think we should sit here and debate every single moment of... Link to the full article to read more