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

Juan Cole 10/18/2017

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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.”

CBS News: “Trump told widow of slain soldier that he “knew what he was getting into,” Congresswoman says”

Filed Under: Donald Trump, Pentagon

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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 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

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