Mother Of Soldier Killed In Niger: Trump ‘Did Disrespect’ My Son In Call To Widow

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders and administration officials on tax reform, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Congressional leaders and administration officials on tax reform, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The mother of a U.S. soldier killed in Niger said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump “did disrespect” her son, Sgt. La David T. Johnson, and her family in a call to Johnson’s widow.

“President Trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband,” Cowanda Jones-Johnson, Johnson’s mother, told the Washington Post.

She said she was riding with Myeshia Johnson, her son’s widow, in a car when Trump called.

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) on Tuesday said she was also in the car with Johnson’s widow. She said Trump’s call made Myeshia Johnson cry.

According to Wilson, Trump told Johnson’s widow, “He knew what was signing up for, but I guess it hurts anyway.”

“She was crying the whole time, and when she hung up the phone, she looked at me and said, ‘He didn’t even remember his name.’ That’s the hurting part,” Wilson told MSNBC on Wednesday. “It was horrible. It was insensitive. It was absolutely crazy, unnecessary. I was livid.”

Trump on Wednesday claimed Wilson “totally fabricated” his comments, and claimed he had “proof.”

“I’m not the only person that was in the car. I have proof too. This man is a sick man,” Wilson told CNN, responding to Trump’s tweet.

Asked whether Wilson’s account of Trump’s conversation with Johnson’s family was accurate, Jones-Johnson told the Washington Post, “Yes.”

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  1. Trump attacks pregnant gold star widow in 3…2…1…

  2. Okay…let’s see him try to squirm out from this since the fallen’s MOTHER has confirmed the conversation.

    AND…HE DIDN’T KNOW THE NAME!!!

    trump should not be allowed to call these poor families.

  3. Avatar for sanni sanni says:

    Horrible for the Widow.

    Consistent with how he speaks/tweets about Puerto Rico.

    Then - Frum wraps it together with implications about the WH staff - read the following twitter thread (click on it to get the whole thread):

  4. It is despicable that bereaved families are having to make public comments about this. Absolutely despicable.

  5. So, Kellyanne, Sarah, thoughts?

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