Trump jabs back at ‘wacky’ congresswoman as spat rolls on

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on a member of the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Washington. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders calls on a member of the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, in Washington.

VIDEO: Charges, insults fly after Trump aide assails congresswoman over condolence call

The White House on Friday rushed to defend chief of staff John Kelly after he mischaracterized the remarks of a Democratic congresswoman and called her an "empty barrel" making noise. A Trump spokeswoman said it was "inappropriate" to question Kelly in light of his stature as a retired four-star general.

Frederica Wilson: The White House is full of white supremacists, you know

A feelgood ending to a feelgood week involving fallen soldiers, crying widows, White House falsehoods , John Kelly's excruciating personal trauma, and, inevitably, repeated charges of racism . I guess we have an answer to the exit question in this post about which major player would be the next to needlessly extend this horrible news story.

Rep. Frederica Wilson on the situation with President Trump over call to soldier’s family

The Miami Gardens Representative addressed the issue while attending at a hearing she organized to get expert opinions on what needs to change to protect frail and dependent people in the future. Mental health, emergency operations, fire rescue and nursing home personnel lined a table opposite Wilson and other elected officials.

Sanders: It is ‘highly inappropriate’ to debate Kelly

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders defended White House chief of staff John Kelly Friday after he made erroneous claims about a Democratic congresswoman the day before. Sanders told reporters it was "highly inappropriate" to debate the chief of staff over his statement, given that he is a retired four-star Marine general.

Evoking slain son, Kelly defends Trump on condolence calls

He started by describing the reverent handling of America's war dead, bodies packed in ice and shipped home in the dark to an Air Force base in Delaware. From that opening, White House chief of staff John Kelly delivered a raw and searing monologue Thursday about the reality and pain of war sacrifice, praising those who serve and summoning the 2010 death of his own son to defend President Donald Trump against accusations of insensitive outreach to a grieving military family.

Trump again calls congresswoman’s account of Gold Star call a ‘total lie’

President Donald Trump on Thursday once again refuted a congresswoman's account of his call with the grieving wife of a slain US service member, deeming it a "total lie" hours after his own chief of staff seemed to bolster a key piece of her story. "The Fake News is going crazy with wacky Congresswoman Wilson , who was SECRETLY on a very personal call, and gave a total lie on content!" Trump tweeted Thursday evening.

Kelly Opens Up About Son’s Death to Defend Trump

The White House chief of staff, retired four-star Marine general John Kelly, expressed shock and anger at a Florida congresswoman who recounted the contents of the U.S. president's telephone call to the widow of a U.S. soldier killed in Niger. Kelly whose own son was killed in Afghanistan in 2010, said Thursday he thought the privacy of such calls was sacred.

Kelly defends Trump’s call to war widow

Kelly, in an unexpected and emotional appearance in the White House briefing room, invoked the death of his own son, killed in Afghanistan in 2010, as he lashed out at Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, who earl Kelly defends Trump's call to war widow Kelly, in an unexpected and emotional appearance in the White House briefing room, invoked the death of his own son, killed in Afghanistan in 2010, as he lashed out at Rep. Frederica Wilson of Florida, who earl Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: White House Chief of Staff John Kelly pauses as he speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017.

Kelly: ‘Stunned’ Trump criticized for call to widow

White House chief of staff John Kelly said he was "stunned and broken-hearted" after President Trump was criticized for attempting to console military widow. John Kelly: 'Stunned and broken-hearted' Trump criticized for trying to console military widow White House chief of staff John Kelly said he was "stunned and broken-hearted" after President Trump was criticized for attempting to console military widow.

‘It’s just the haters’: Kellyanne Conway brushes…

Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway on Thursday addressed controversy surrounding comments Donald Trump made to the widow of a fallen soldier, telling Fox News' Harris Faulkner it's "just the haters" and "people of privilege" trying to "score cheap political points against the president." Trump on Tuesday spoke with the widow of Sgt.

Senator and veteran: Trump playing ‘sick political game’ with military deaths

A Democratic senator who received the Purple Heart after losing both her legs in the Iraq War lambasted President Donald Trump for playing a "sick political game" with the deaths of fallen US service members. During an interview on CNN's "Erin Burnett Outfront," Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said she had "utter disgust" for the way Trump has politicized his interactions with Gold Star soldiers.

Lawmakers tour Miami-Dade juvenile lockup

Florida's Rep. David Richardson and Rep. Kionne McGhee talk to the media after they leave the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center after a surprise visit to inspect the facility, October 18, 2017. 14 employees fall ill in hazmat situation at Miami Springs Middle School.