Give a hostile account of something Democratic, untrue from beginning to end in its critical points. The account is usually adapted from fake news without conscious recognition that it is fake.
The term derives from one unfortunate White House press conference.
He tried to pull a general kelly, but it was an unlucky general kelly because the video of the event immediately went viral.
The art of pulling a Kelly is going out on the town the night before a morning shift at work but still making it into work, no matter the state you are in.
“No wonder Richard looks so rough this morning, he’s pulling a Kelly”
"I believe I can fly." I threatened to pull an R. Kelly on my baby daddy and he got scared. - Kelsey over threatening to give Calendario a pulling an R. Kelly