Former President Trump savaged former White House Chief-of-Staff John Kelly after he repeated the previously denied vicious smear that Trump called U.S. service members “suckers.”

Kelly claimed that Trump made the statement in 2018 during a trip to France. He resurrected the assertion this week while speaking with CNN host Jake Tapper.

The Atlantic accused Trump in a 2020 article of not wanting to visit the graves of fallen American soldiers, claiming he stated, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.”

The leftist media outlet said Trump allegedly referred to the 1,800 Marines who died at the Battle of Belleau Wood in World War I as “suckers,” echoing Kelly’s accusation.

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“A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all ‘suckers’ because ‘there is nothing in it for them,’” Kelly told CNN in a lengthy statement. “A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because ‘it doesn’t look good for me.’”

“A person who demonstrated open contempt for a Gold Star family – for all Gold Star families – on TV during the 2016 campaign, 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,” he added.

Kelly went on to say that Trump was not “truthful” in his political positions and is “a person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about.”

“A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law,” he continued, referring to Trump in his statement.

So John Kelly is out smearing Trump saying Trump hates the military.

Allow me to first establish my bona fides: 22 year Army vet, retired officer, 3 combat tours, 60% disabled per the VA.

Having established who I am, I believe Kelly is lying (he is a Milley buddy after all),…

— Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) October 3, 2023

“There is nothing more that can be said,” Kelly concluded. “God help us.”

Trump has denied these smears over and over again. Kelly parroting them once again justifiably earned Trump’s wrath on Truth Social.

“John Kelly, by far the dumbest of my Military people, just picked up the theme of the Radical Left’s lying about Gold Star Families and Soldiers, in his hatred of me. He was incapable of doing a good job, it was too much for him, and I couldn’t stand the guy, so I fired him like a ‘dog.’ He had no heart or respect for people, so I hit him hard—Made no difference to me. He’s already on record defending me all over the place. Nobody loves the Military like I do! Now he finally speaks back by making up fake stories, or confirming the made up stories of the Dems and Radical Left…” the former president wrote.

Trump noted that Kelly’s accusations were totally untrustworthy, especially since he defended the former president in the past.

“…He’s a Lowlife with a very small brain and a very big mouth. Interestingly, before firing him, his wife, who suffered a lot, told me he would never speak badly about ‘President Trump.’ Wrong! Did he totally lie about another Lowlife, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson?” he wrote on Truth Social.

“Let them fight that one out themselves. Numerous people are angry and upset because they know they will never be in a new Trump Administration, but only for one reason, they’re not nearly good enough. Kelly would be among those at the top of the list!” Trump declared.

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