EXCLUSIVE: Trump Called Wounded Vets ’Losers’ and ’Suckers,’ Top Aide Confirms

In a blistering new statement, former White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has confirmed that former President Donald Trump DID brand wounded veterans “losers and suckers.“ Kelly’s statement comes after Trump has repeatedly denied making the comments, which were first reported by The Atlantic in 2020. In his statement, Kelly said that he was “deeply troubled“ by Trump’s comments and that they were “dishonorable and disgusting.“ “When I was Chief of Staff, I heard President Trump make the statement that he doesn’t like to see people who were captured,“ Kelly said. “I heard him say it at least three times. It was disgusting.“ Kelly also said that Trump’s comments were “particularly repugnant“ because they were made about wounded veterans. “These are the men and women who have sacrificed the most for our country,“ Kelly said. “They deserve our respect and admiration, not our scorn.“