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irisblue

(33,023 posts)
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 10:58 AM Oct 2017

Mother of fallen soldier: 'Trump did disrespect' my family

The mother of Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger earlier this month, said President Trump did disrespect her family, despite Trump's insistence that remarks about a phone conversation he had with Johnson's widow were "fabricated."

"President Trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband," Johnson's mother, Cowanda Jones-Johnson, told The Washington Post.

Her comments come after Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) said Tuesday she overheard Trump tell Johnson's widow that the fallen soldier "knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens it hurts anyway. (snip

The Post asked Jones-Johnson, who was also in the car, if Wilson's description of the conversation was accurate?
"Yes," she said.


Source::http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/355997-mother-of-fallen-soldier-trump-did-disrespect-my-family?amp




Fuck that guy

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Mother of fallen soldier: 'Trump did disrespect' my family (Original Post) irisblue Oct 2017 OP
Kick. dalton99a Oct 2017 #1
That was a nice gesture on the representative's part, to go with her constituent. ffr Oct 2017 #2

ffr

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2. That was a nice gesture on the representative's part, to go with her constituent.
Wed Oct 18, 2017, 11:11 AM
Oct 2017

Dotard tweet back angrily that he has proof that Wilson fabricated what he said.

Oh yeah? Then why not just play back what proof you have instead of leaving it to suspicion?

What a Dotard!

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