Widow of Sgt. La David Johnson Slams Trump over Call: ‘I Was Very Angry’
Widow of Sgt. La David Johnson Slams Trump over Call: ‘I Was Very Angry’ (Mediaite)
The widow of fallen American soldier Sgt. La David T. Johnsonappeared on Good Morning America Monday to discuss the death of her husband as well as the now-notorious call she received from President Donald Trump.
Myeshia Johnson first told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that she has yet to receive full details about the death of her husband — — a soldier who was killed in an ambush in Niger by ISIS-affiliated militants — and has a number of questions over what led to his death.
The consolation call Myeshia received from Trump has become a point of controversy this week, after Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson, who is close to the Johnson family and was present for the call, said the president made flippant comments about La David’s death.
Though the White House has contested (-ish) Wilson’s characterization, and Chief of Staff John Kelly slammed the congresswoman before the press corps, Myeshia confirmed her account of the call in her interview on GMA, claiming Trump’s comments made her cry.
Myeshia explained that she had the phone on speaker when Trump called so that her family could hear, and that the president said that her husband “knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyways.”
“It made me cry, because I was very angry at the tone in his voice and how he said it,” she continued, before claiming the president did not know her husband’s name.
