Cenk Uygur
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Trump Starts Fight With Soldier's Grieving Widow
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October 19, 2017
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9:45Now PlayingTrump claims to have proof that an Army widow is lying about their phone call. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below. Join TYT
"On Tuesday, Trump made a call to the widow of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who died during the operation, moments before her husband’s casket landed at Miami International Airport. Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) told local Miami TV station WPLG that during the 5-minute call, the president said of the pregnant widow’s husband: “he knew what he signed up for... but when it happens it hurts anyway.”
The “he knew what he signed up for” line sparked immediate outrage online as a callous shifting of blame from the commander-in-chief onto the dead soldier for his decision to serve. Given Trump’s penchant for utter rhetorical gracelessness in times of emotional gravity and compulsive blame-shifting for just about anything, it’s not hard to read his comments as a not my bad interjection. That’s certainly how Rep. Wilson, who apparently was present for the call, heard Trump’s words. "It's so insensitive,” Wilson told WPLG. “He should have not have said that. He shouldn't have said it." Further supporting that line of interpretation is the fact that Trump may have been feeling defensive about these particular deaths as they are among the first on his watch as president and they came during an operation that drew criticism for its execution.”*
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