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After former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly criticized ex-President Donald Trump in a statement to CNN Tuesday, October 3, over the MAGA hopeful's "disparaging comments about military families and veterans behind closed doors," the ex-Trump staffer is receiving criticism from United States Rep. Fredricka Wilson (D-FL), Politico reports.

Referring to ex-President Donald Trump, Kelly told CNN, "A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because 'it doesn’t look good for me' … and rants that our most precious heroes who gave their lives in America's defense are ‘losers’ and wouldn’t visit their graves in France."

According to Politico, "Five years earlier, Kelly defended the former president and attacked Wilson. At the time, Kelly accused Wilson of being 'selfish' for calling Trump's comments to the widow of a fallen Marine insensitive. Trump had told the widow her husband 'must have known what he signed up for' a comment Wilson overheard because she was nearby with the grieving family."...

Donald Trump on Wednesday kept up his theme of insulting his own former military personnel, this time unloading on John Kelly.

Trump has been in the news lately for his attacks on Mark Milley, another retired military officer, but recently Kelly has spoken out to confirm numerous stories shared about Trump's alleged disrespect for the military.

Now, Trump is striking back at Kelly....