Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura on Friday blasted Republican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance for comments he made about Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz's military service.

Speaking on CNN's “Laura Coates Live,” he called Vance's claims of credit theft against Waltz “despicable” and accused him of showing disrespect for a fellow veteran.

Vance, who deployed to Iraq in 2005, filed the defamation lawsuit against Waltz after video footage surfaced in which Waltz implied he had combat experience while in the National Guard, when in fact he did not. (RELATED: Harris campaign quietly removes 'retired Army sergeant major' from Waltz's biography)

Asked about Vance's comments, Ventura said he believes it's “disgraceful for veterans to attack other veterans.”

He defended Governor Walz, saying, “The Governor has served with honor for 24 years,” and that “after 20 years he can retire whenever he deems necessary.”

The former governor argued that the National Guard should never have been sent to foreign wars and slammed the administration of President George W. Bush.

“George W. Bush and Dick Cheney went into the Iraq war based on lies – no weapons of mass destruction, no ties to Al Qaeda, no ties to 9/11 – and they ran out of manpower. They needed more people. They couldn't draft. That would be political suicide. So George Bush signed an executive order to send the National Guard overseas,” Ventura added.

The former Minnesota governor also took aim at former President Donald Trump, who dodged the draft. “Donald Trump was a typical rich white boy who didn't have to serve in the Vietnam War because he was able to get out of it with money. And this guy who was leading the charge from behind is on Vance's side?” he said.

Instead of being sent to Vietnam, Trump received five deferments to remain in the U.S., four for his education and one for a foot condition, he said. Business Insider.

Ventura also used the opportunity to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for president, saying he would love to see the United States elect its first black president and would love to see its first female president. “We've got a few more elections to go. I'm 73 now and that window is closing. I want to be alive to see the first female president of the United States, the first female commander in chief, and now we have that woman,” Ventura said.

The controversy surrounding Governor Walz's military service has centered on his decision to retire from the Minnesota National Guard in 2005 just before his unit was deployed to Iraq. Critics have accused the governor of abandoning his troops at a critical time.