President Trump can say all he wants that he did not disrespect the pregnant widow and mother of Sgt. La David Johnson who was killed along with three other U.S. soldiers in Niger earlier this month. Johnson's widow and mother along with Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson say that Trump told them that Johnson "knew what he signed up for."
President Trump can also say all he wants that Florida Congresswoman Frederica Wilson is fabricating this conversation and that he has proof. If he has this proof let him present it and clear up this matter once and for all.
President Trump can huff and puff all he wants. I do not believe him. I don't think he has any more proof here than he did with former FBI Director James Comey. For its part, the White House denies there's a recording of the phone call between Trump and the Johnson family.
Let us remember that Trump is a man who said John McCain wasn't a war hero because he was captured.
Let us remember that Trump is a man who denigrated the mother of a fallen soldier after her husband spoke out against him at the DNC.
Let us remember that Trump is a man who told Puerto Ricans who lost their homes in Hurricane Maria didn't suffer as badly as those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Is it really a stretch of the imagination that Trump would tell a war widow and her mother that their loved one knew what he signed up for?
It is not. For these reasons, I do not give President Trump the benefit of the doubt. If Trump can present information which substantiates his claim then I will be happy to acknowledge it. But I don't think this will be any more forthcoming than his tax returns.
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