Washington — A homeland security official who served during President Trump's first term and who authored an anonymous op-ed criticizing him is speaking out after he was targeted by the president in an executive memo .

Miles Taylor, who was chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security and left the Trump administration in 2019, said learning of the memo was a "gut punch" that has taken a devastating toll.

"When you get named on a modern black list from the White House, it results in the systematic destruction of your life, professionally and personally," Taylor told CBS News in an interview on Thursday.

FILE - Homeland Security official Miles Taylor, center, departs after the Republican Caucus luncheon on Capitol Hill, March 5, 2019, in Washington. Alex Brandon / AP

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