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Richard Grenell celebrates Veteran’s Day by thanking a war criminal. Really.

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As LGBTQ Nation reports, Grenell tweeted “Thank you for your service, Bill Calley! #VeteransDay.”The tweet has since been deleted, for the obvious reasons.Related: WATCH: Gay Trumpster Richard Grenell laughed off stage in NevadaBill Calley received a court marshal following his role in the Mai Lai Massacre of 1968.

Calley is known to have murdered at least 22 unarmed civilians during the attack.Following the backlash to Grenell’s tweet, the former Trump official claimed to have been “duped” into making the remarks by reporter Ken Klippenstein of The Nation.

Klippenstein admitted to messaging Grenell, encouraging him to compliment Calley who he claimed was his grandfather.Duped. Trying to be helpful to people who reach out on Veteran’s Day..

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