Rep. Wilson Fires Back After Gen. Kelly Press Briefing: ‘Kelly’s Trying To Keep His Job’

If you thought that the controversy between the White House and the Gold Star families was over after Gen. John Kelly emotional press conference…it appears that it is not!

After being the subject of a press conference where Gen. John Kelly excoriated her, Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) took the time to respond in a new Politico article:

She said she heard part of the conversation over speakerphone and said others were listening, too, including Johnson’s mother, who told The Washington Post that Trump had disrespected her family.

“John Kelly’s trying to keep his job,” Wilson told POLITICO on Thursday. “He will say anything. There were other people who heard what I heard.”

Interestingly, what the Politico piece mentions—and what Kelly possibly did not know when he made his comments today—is that Rep. Wilson actually had a prior relationship with the late solider and his wife through her program for disadvantaged black children.

Wilson’s equally tough words for the respected Gen. John Kelly will be sure to propel this story back into the collective consciousness for at least another couple of days…or as long as its politicization is convenient.

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