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Trump’s Call to Soldier’s Widow Criticized, Defended

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Trump’s Call to Soldier’s Widow Criticized, Defended

Following President Trump’s condolence call to Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sergeant La David T. Johnson (one of four American servicemen killed in an ambush in the African country of Niger), Representative Frederica Wilson (D-Fla), who was in the car with family members when the call came in, publicly castigated Trump, calling his remarks “horrible” and “insensitive.”

“He said, Well, I guess you know, something to the effect that ‘he knew what he was getting into when he signed up, but I guess it hurts anyway,’” Wilson said to MSNBC.

“It was horrible. It was insensitive. It was absolutely crazy, unnecessary. I was livid,” Wilson said.

In a statement to the media, Trump denied making that statement, saying:…

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