Trump told widow of slain Sgt., he “knew what he was getting into”

Juan Cole 10/18/2017

CBS News | (Video Report) | – –

“U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson said that she was in the car when President Trump called the widow of Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson, who was killed in Niger. Wilson said Trump said Johnson “knew what he was getting into. Wilson spoke to CBS Miami about the phone call.”

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Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan and an adjunct professor, Gulf Studies Center, Qatar University. He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page