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Just a day after Donald Trump's controversial blatantly false remarks that former President Barack Obama and the other presidents didn't call the families of soldiers killed in action ignited the internet, the president is at it again. At a radio event at the White House, Trump doubled-down on his comments, telling Fox News Radio host Brian Killmeade, "I mean, you could ask General [John] Kelly did he get a call from Obama. You could ask other people. I don’t know what Obama’s policy was."

By General John Kelly, Trump was referring to his beleaguered chief of staff, who tragically lost his son in 2010. First Lieutenant Robert Michael Kelly was leading a unit when he stepped on a concealed explosive device.

Kelly - *understandably* - didn't comment on Trump's allegations, and while former White House aides can't remember Obama calling him, they do remember that the former president did something even better than call...

He hosted Kelly at a private breakfast for Gold Star families.

White House visitor logs show that John Kelly and his wife went to the breakfast hosted by the Obamas in May 2011. Kelly and his family were reportedly seated at former First Lady Michelle Obama's table.

News of this heartwarming gesture comes after Trump back-tracked, then doubled down on his claims that former presidents didn't call Gold Star families.

He did so in response to the criticism that he had yet to speak about the four soldiers killed in a Niger ambush by a group thought to be related to the Islamic State. "I actually wrote letters individually to the soldiers [families] we're talking about, and they're going to be going out either today or tomorrow," he said, further stating that he meant to call them personally.

"Most of them didn't make calls," Trump said, although he did add it's possible Obama sometimes did call.

For the record, the past presidents did call and write letters. This was a big part of presidential duty and one that most presidents took very heavily – especially President Obama. As a former White House official spoke to Buzzfeed News, "President Obama engaged families of the fallen and wounded warriors throughout his presidency through calls, letters, visits to Section 60 at Arlington, visits to Walter Reed, visits to Dover, and regular meetings with Gold Star Families at the White House and across the country." We can't help but wonder if Trump has sent those letters yet.