President Donald Trump Undercuts Gold Star Widow Myeshia Johnson In New Tweet | Morning Joe | MSNBC

In a new interview, Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David T. Johnson, spoke about her phone call with the president. Minutes after her interview, the president tweeted about her remarks.
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President Donald Trump Undercuts Gold Star Widow Myeshia Johnson In New Tweet | Morning Joe | MSNBC

[@lizzfrmhon]

All the wailing and moaning about NFL players kneeling and supposedly disrespecting the flag. What could be more disrespectful than publicly calling out and shaming a gold star widow! Such a disgrace!!!

[@dontbetonit813]

Exactly.

[@zu0832]

yes and can you blame the players for protesting?

[@WonLotto100M]

Preach!

[@lcastillotx]

lizzfrmhon , again

[@anjie8570]

Absolutely right. Jerk. Its disgusting beyond belief.

[@putinsmuppet7027]

WOW even for trump I did not think he would fall so low - CALLING A GRIEVING, HELPLESS WOMAN WHOSE ENTIRE WORLD HAS FALLEN APART A LIAR - Impeach and Imprison.

[@dhairston4151]

PUTIN'S MUPPET Yes! And she's Pregnant! Trump is a P.O.S.

[@laylaa6857]

So sad that she was put in the position of having to defend the truth, during this period of mourning. What a strong young woman!

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

The Addams Absolutely, my heart goes out to her and all Sgt Johnson loved ones. Trump just makes me feel utterly sick, his behavior is beyond appalling

[@jefketheboss4009]

+The Addams if Trump can't even apologize about it... Then that just means he has done mutch worser things in the past.... I would not be suprised if he will get sued by diffrent people after his President Years....

[@reious87]

not to mentioned she's pregnant....

[@paulmurray8922]

Don't recall ever seeing Elise Jordan get so emotional. Trump may be crazy but he knows picking a fight with non-white gold star families is a winning strategy with his core supporters. I guess Kelly wears a combat helmet on the job, since nothing his boss does stuns him.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Thank you to the panel, Mika and the other lady especially, you echo many of our thoughts and feelings. Trump is just so vile, it’s beyond belief. My heart goes out to Sgt Johnson’s Widow and loved ones. RIP to all those fallen, lest we forget. Because Trump and Kelly monumentally screwed up, this poor lady and Sgt Johnson’s loved ones can not even grieve in peace, the terribly painful memory of losing him, knowing it had to be a closed casket coffin and that his body was left behind for 48 hours will always be tied and marred by both Trump and Kelly’s behavior, how awful for them as if they weren’t going through enough already. Trump and Kelly, you are both a complete disgrace to the country and the positions that you do not deserve to hold and indeed have been shown repeatedly unfit for.

[@Sasha1234575]

@Kevin Lopez... I am from germany and i watch this morning show very often. She (Elise Gordan) is very often on TV. I didn`t know, that she lost her husband too. Thanks for the Info.

[@SC-uq2jf]

Kevin Lopez NO KEVIN. SHE IS A WIDOW BECAUSE YEAR HUSBAND, A JOURNALIST WAS FOUND DEAD UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES IN HIS CAR.

[@Nexus-ub4hs]

Kevin Lopez Thank you, I’m sorry I hadn’t noted her name and I didn’t know that, I also have lost my husband in service and feel their pain.

[@miapdx503]

Nexus Well said. In a word, they are *UNFIT.*

[@TCt83067695]

S C wait was she engaged to Michael Hastings?

[@n.g.h.calmarena7013]

He just drags everything down......

[@Purple1984Rain]

This is why he is so jealous of President Obama who is the exact opposite. Pure class vs trash.

[@ijsjustme1394]

N.G.H. Calmarena moron in chief

[@malcolmburgess2532]

Shane Anthony right!

[@toddtoure7041]

Undisputedly the FKIN Worse Ever. Trump has to go. PERIOD. Enough.

[@n.g.h.calmarena7013]

+PREPARE YOURSELF! Perhaps you can help up the situation by NOT VOTING FOR THE ORANGE MORON NEXT TIME!!!!!

[@buckets3542]

Im running out of adjectives when describing trump, one thing i wont call him is a human being

[@pennijones345]

Handsomanimal ... I agree! And I won't call him my president! He doesn't represent 65% of America!

[@Purple1984Rain]

I wonder if General Kelly is ''stunned'' by the abhorrent behavior of his boss? Probably not since he chose to go work for him in the first place. Sad!

[@Purple1984Rain]

Majik0715That's true. Trump is a like a sewer, everybody who's in his orbit will end up there right along side him eventually.

[@brucel7430]

well, Kelly signed up for it, he knew what he was getting into. lol

[@smileer5791]

The republican party we see today is not the same republican party with values and dignity which we've had in prior years. The Republican party is filled with power-hungry idiots which are letting themselves be manipulated and corrupted by the president. They don't care about anything other than furthering their own agenda and they don't care if people die from lack of healthcare as long as they get to say that the market is growing at a 3% rate. It is truly disgraceful and I hope sooner than later the Republican party along with his aides can figure out that they are puppets to the puppet master which only corrupts people around him to make them do horrible things to other people to make Donald Trump look innocent and a victim when he is the direct opposite.

[@ejacks3]

Trump will eventually pull you down even if you go to work with him with the best intentions. He's sleaze will rub off on you. We can only pray that he does not pull the entire country down as well before he leaves office.

[@tinytim6066]

SmileER They we're corrupted before Trump. Let's make that perfectly clear. And they all spoke up about his disgraceful rhetoric during the campaign last yr but they still endorsed that disgusting bigot asshat sociopath!!!!

[@victoriajones2357]

Myesha should demand to see her husband, remains for all you know there is a cover up. As she said he might not be in that coffin, that's why Kelly lied to distract from the issue. They are all liars.

[@victoriajones2357]

Are you sure there was a body in that casket?

[@victoriajones2357]

I was a nurse,I have seen many bodies, even my nephew who was thirty who died and his body was left in the heat for two days. His face was still in tact. It is how you identify someone. it was Myesha's last wish.

[@Calle_family]

Victoria Jones yes I agree. She has the right to see his body. I am stunned she wasn't allowed. This could be a cover up.

[@manshakhadim3854]

what a monster trump is

[@miapdx503]

Mancha Khadim Yes. A disgusting monster.

[@msrease4917]

Thank you Mika

[@trippplefive]

Athornease Paino yeah thanks Mika...for distancing Trump from the Republicans.

[@TCt83067695]

Athornease Paino and Elise too. She did great here

[@msrease4917]

TCt83067695 Yes💖💖💖💯

[@pacificanorthwest1015]

I found out my friend the other day supports Trump and thinks he's a very compassionate president. WTF?! We get on really well, but I can't help but rethink our relationship after hearing her say that... :/

[@chazz256]

RUN FAR WAY...and change the locks

[@pacificanorthwest1015]

She thinks all the media is lying about him because they wanted Hillary to win... honestly, she's so intelligent in other ways I have no idea why she feels so strongly about this. It's very upsetting for me because we always argue about it. I wish last years election had never happened at all. :(

[@badfairy9554]

I would be the same, He is pure evil.

[@azendantforces1897]

Pacifica Northwest she was targeted by Russian propaganda psy-ops. Do You think that they spent all that money and manpower to get zero results?

[@pacificanorthwest1015]

She even says herself that she's not sure if we can stay being friends if I continue thinking the way I do about him... so maybe we're just waiting to see which one of us pulls the trigger first. She was saying some horrible things about the Congresswoman who wears those big hats yesterday, and every time she comes around she refuses to watch any news channel apart from Fox News. This President has created so much disunity in America... every day I think I hate him more, and I don't like to hate people. But I can't help myself. :(

[@poeticpoems9166]

John Kelly doesn't need to step up joe, John Kelly needs to STEP DOWN!😬

[@miapdx503]

Poetic Poems Yeah, he basically flushed a once stellar career down the crapper, *in a day.* He chose to *lie* for the least honorable man in America.

[@JuanGarcia-se1lb]

And his is the guy who said kneeling was disrespectful... Aint that a b

[@sewfantastic7257]

Juan Garcia when he disrespects our country why don't someone said get that SOB out of the white house you fired.

[@p.francis4724]

This president talk about NFL players disrespecting the flag, but he cannot even respect the grief of a widow of a fallen soldier whose husband got killed under his watch. RIP: La David Johnson and all the other fallen soldiers.

[@miapdx503]

Amen

[@jaqenhgar7732]

Once again, in Trump Land, everyone is lying but Trump.

[@CaptainAmerica-sm1ne]

Jaqen H'gar ONCE AGAIN THE RACE BAITING CONTINUES....

[@djsimmons7777]

Captain America You can not possibly be defending this draft dodging fool. Where is the line for you?

[@tomharrison346]

How is it "race baiting" to say "once again everyone's lying but Trump", el capitan? Please explain how you came to that conclusion.

[@MarcF.Nielssen]

Tom Harrison You are not really expecting an intelligible answer from a Trump fanatic, are you? Two groups of people will never ever participate in meaningful duscussions: islamists and trumpanzees. Sad. Bigly.

[@pmoyeriii]

This is just sickening. Trump has to be removed.

[@albertardiscohn4900]

WTF is going on.???

[@albertardiscohn4900]

MegaCrasherMusic thank you for Your ability to see the funny....

[@SC-uq2jf]

MegaCrasherMusic TODDLERS ARE CUTE BABIES. TRUMP IS A 71 YEAR OLD MAN. TRUMP IS A RACIST DRAFT-DODGING COWARDLY FECKLESS WOEFULLY UNEDUCATED LYING GRIFTER NO COMMAS WASTED HERE WHO GOT 5 DEFERRMENTS TO AVOID SERVING IN OUR MILITARY AND SUPPORTS TREASONOUS CONFEDERATE KKK AND NAZI FLAGS MARCHING THROUGH OUR STREETS.

[@ursschaffer2661]

When trump opens his mouth he lies!!

[@pabcde.babcde.5741]

Trump should have followed Kelly's original advice: "Don't call."

[@peggyhill7283]

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Godspeed to you, Sgt. Johnson. Thank you for your service and bravery. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@igotalife787]

A real commander is present for his/her subordinates funeral... almost every weekend he’s at Mar a lago... the funeral was in Miami... I assume he coulda easily went from Mar a lago to Miami even for a few minutes... but it woulda ruined his golf game

[@sedulous7281]

Kevin Prasad Im not defending trumps actions it was beneath even him but going by your logic, Obama would have had to take over 2500 days off (7years of his adminstration) to attend funerals of falling soldiers under his watch

[@SC-uq2jf]

Tochukwu Azubike SHUT UP. YOU ARE STILL MAKING EXCUSES FOR A 5 TIME DRAFT-DODGING RACIST COWARD.

[@margaretwomacque3908]

Kevin Prasad so do you know everyone in your state's guard ? Did you go to any funnerals of soldiers' who died in Iraq or Afganistan from your state's military base. Who told you the Presidentt went to every military funneral? And the President should know every soldiers' name in the USA. The only thing that will come from this using of a military widow to " get" Trump is that he will not call anyone else or highlight their bravery; he will write letters like every other president/ watch those who really do not care about these soldiers or families go after any letters too. Shame on all the media for using this woman and using her time to grieve to telling her to go on TV and say what we want you to say!

[@tindichohan5161]

Margaret Womacque you are not listening to the tone. Dt is not an empathetic individual. During all of this( all you can do is shake your head time) he said repeatedly contradicted himself' I'm sending letters, I sent letters, I'm sending a cheque, I've sent a cheque. Crazy making. I don't believe he set out to insult mrs Johnson it's just happened. He doesn't have ' the best words, greatest words, I know lots of words' dt is just not a sympathetic guy. He should have listen to Kelly when he said DON'T call. But dt thinks he knows better.

[@sherrybentz1160]

Margaret Womacque You are a perfect example of Trump's delusional followers. Trump brainwashed you well. Blaming every heartless screwup he does on everyone else but himself. He believes everyone who doesn't adoringly worship him is out to get him. Some of his deranged fans say he was sent from God to save America. Soon he will announce that he is God Almighty.

[@thenelsons7593]

This is appalling!

[@SC-uq2jf]

Carol L I'M IN TEARS LOOKING AT THE WIDOW AND HER LITTLE DAUGHTER, SO YOUNG,HELPLESS WATCHING THE SOLDIERS FOLD THE FLAG FOR LA DAVID JOHNSON, TO GIVE TO HIS WIDOW, MYESHA JOHNSON, WHILE SHE IS 6 MONTHS PREGNANT AND HER LITTLE SON SITS NEARBY. JUST HEART WRENCHING. TRUMP IS A RACIST 5 TIME DRAFT-DODGING COWARD ; A DISGRACE TO OUR NATION AND THE SOLDIERS WHO HAVE TO HONOR HIM AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

[@thenelsons7593]

S C me too. The first time I saw her lean over the casket in crushing grief, I couldn't stop crying. Normal people can feel for someone else. I want to hug her and tell her we care! We appreciate her husband and what remarkable person he was!

[@jasonnysacleomedes5084]

I was crying when the parents of a fallen soldier that died in May was on MSNBC. The mother cried all throughout the interview and I couldn't stop myself.

[@coreyweems9182]

Carol L how? What did he do? Stop with the nonsense

[@thenelsons7593]

Corey Weems your channel doesn't have any content......................

[@dicedavis84]

America is my favourite reality tv show

[@miapdx503]

michael davis I'm weary for a commercial break...

[@dicedavis84]

miapdx Portland the show needs cancelling my friend

[@themog6556]

The guy took on the Pope, and you think he will back down by now?

[@Laudon1780]

In europe, the media picks up this story, in many of our newspapers they, run this story, and I actually hear a lot of people talking about this story on their way to work in vienna for example. You thought trump can't undercut the trust europeans have in the us any more, you are in for a ghastly surprise!

[@bobbybabylon1385]

nobody and no country can trust the terrorist nation of usa.

[@dnahubs]

Not shocking?!? It should always be shocking! Every time he does or says something, stupid, wrong, dishonest, insulting, or just down right unspeakable, we should always, always be appalled! We cannot normalize what Trump does. The day we just simply resignedly accept his actions because he's Donald Trump and vileness is his wheelhouse is the day we all lose. Not just Americans, but everyone everywhere. Inhumanity should never triumph over humanity.

[@miapdx503]

dnahubs Great comment, and a good point. We must stay angry, even in the face of the daily, hourly barrage of idiocracy coming from the WhiteHouse.

[@Isuperspy]

I think when they say that, they mean that it shouldn't be shocking that he's continuing to do these dumb things. Honestly, every time I see that Trump is in the middle of something stupid, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. IT definitely is appalling, but I don't ever feel shocked to see him doing anything stupid, I mean, his campaign was enough to see that.

[@sherronmitchell3977]

tRump supporters most be so proud.

[@adrjjanhunter7946]

Sherron Mitchell I thought the same thing, it's very sad and ridiculous.

[@trippplefive]

Sherron Mitchell trump supporters are republicans. call them for what they are...stop distancing trump from the republican party

[@miapdx503]

Sherron Mitchell The cult does not say or do anything not in line with their orange furore. Just like Kelly, they're sold out.

[@miapdx503]

trippplefive If we're calling them what they are, then here it is; the Rethuglikkkan Party.

[@dking69186]

That is the scariest and saddest part. The trump supporters are still with him. I am afraid of what is happening to this country. All you have to do is see this man attempt to talk. He can’t articulate. He can’t relate. On his tweets it seems he is illiterate. It appears Kelly gave him talking points to say to this family but he can’t even get that right because he has no empathy. He probably wouldn’t be affected if one of his kids was killed on one of their big game trophy hunting trips.

[@TheJustindolbear]

I bet he had to ask for the name before he tweeted.

[@toddtoure7041]

Justin is right he did. PERIOD. Definitely Mueller Time

[@tykehandsome6827]

What a dull tool in a rickity box stored in a shed with a badly thatched roof.

[@kevoconnor145]

Once again, well done America!! Smh!

[@sirhcl]

Why should anyone in the military want to serve this President?

[@bobbybabylon1385]

because they were too dumb to get a walmart job. thats why they took a military foodstamp job.

[@dhairston4151]

A grieving wife, widow and mother and she's PREGNANT! Has he no shame?

[@ACU_misfit]

Wooow..just, wow. The President of the United States everybody.

[@miapdx503]

FN- 2187 😳

[@musab2025]

Round of applauds...USA USA USA..yh..this is the making of America great again.staring the apprentice!!

[@paldentsheringsherpa6472]

Just look at his face.The face has a story, its the face of a liar, a face that is very troubled, a face of a lost soul.

[@paquefeal2385]

Palden Tshering Sherpa, true indeed !

[@jwig8385]

Pâque Feal actually, he has no soul. He's just empty!!

[@adrjjanhunter7946]

He's is brain dead asf, agree.

[@miapdx503]

Palden Tshering Sherpa I feel for all members of the military right now. To serve under such an abomination. If he keeps disrespecting the military, and Gold Star families, no one will have his back. No one.

[@onefatstratcat]

Ugly orange empty barrel

[@jabrown1978]

Even my 7 year old nephew has more decorum and class than Trump, like seriously....smh

[@miapdx503]

jabrown1978 Trump is devoid of any honor, dignity, humanity, integrity, intelligence, or even common sense. He's unfit, and a national disgrace and an international embarrassment.

[@ME-ol9gk]

I wonder what this weeks controversy will be. At the minute we are still on last weeks.

[@arievigelius2843]

Please Americans, on behalf of the civilised world, now there is still some left of it, close this bad book now. This Trump character isn't human.

[@danno7967]

All that had to happen was for Trump to say "Sorry, I didn't mean to come across that way. My condolences." End of story. That would be it.

[@morkandmindy9767]

Sgt Johnson looked 18 years old. So sad.

[@dhairston4151]

The P.O.S. in Chief. This is what a percentage of our fellow Americans wanted and VOTED in to the top executive seat. And what the 'Electoral College' ALLOWED to assume the most powerful office in the world! ...simply Shameful.

[@NoOne-ii1th]

All he had to say was something like: I honor and respect all the men and women who serve our great nation including la David Johnson. I apologize to his family if I have in any way given them another impression. But nope. Trump can only attack and lie when the facts are not on his side. Disgraceful

[@LowStuff]

The thing is he physically and mentally can't apologize. He never learned that and he got taught to always attack when under scrutiny.

[@NoOne-ii1th]

MegaCrasherMusic watch the roger stone documentary on Netflix if you can. This is all out of the roger stone playbook. 1) Always attack, never apologize and never explain or defend yourself just attack. 2) dominate the news cycle. Doesn't matter if it's good or bad press just dominate the flow of information. If you don't already know who stone is. He's a notorious political dirty trickster going all the way back to Nixon. He invented the slimy negative TV adds that everyone hates.

[@sybillestahl8646]

But is he really 'refuting' the widow? He is certainly contradicting her.

[@GregPYatesJr]

Trump has a hard enough time remembering and pronouncing Melania's name properly.

[@deannalewis-bennett2147]

That guy is incapable of compassion. We all know it, now lets do something about it like take action on getting him out of office. This type of behavior cannot continue.

[@gmnewbold1416]

I keep remembering that season of the TV show 24 where Donald Trump (err, I mean Charles Logan) was so overwhelmed by the duties of President that he called in his predecessor Barack Obama (err, I mean David Palmer) to make all the important decisions, mentor him and TELL HIM EXACTLY WHAT TO SAY. Can we have Life imitate Art?

[@lindydiddle6253]

Ikr? 🙏🏻

[@Bichonfrise369]

Myeshia Johnson, our deep Sympathy, for you and your family. Love hugs from Canada.

[@kiranchandy9]

Fantastic Mika, the reason why we love your take on all of this...Thank you! For your humble and precise reasoning as I think of it too...?

[@rapunzeleh546]

be interesting to see what he said to the families of the WHITE soldiers that were killed... did they also 'sign up for it'?? i'm guessing not.

[@radwulfeboraci7504]

M O R O N.

[@markvines7308]

I just hope Myeshia Johnson can feel the support in the hearts of people everywhere. Don't let this drag on!

[@annaramirez698]

He called and gave his condolences. It's sad that they made his death political and that's not right. God Bless you Baby Girl may he put his holy hedge of protection around you and your loved ones.

[@dekcgi3960]

Trump is a full case of empties !!

[@matthewcondie4052]

Donald the Depicable

[@SC-uq2jf]

Matthew Condie THE "DESPICABLE" RACIST DRAFT-DODGING COWARDLY FECKLESS WOEFULLY UNEDUCATED LYING GRIFTER (NO COMMAS WASTED HERE).

[@Jaimeheartbeat]

Ms Jordan, the biggest hug to you, you understand the pain Mrs. Myesha Johnson is feeling, thank you for speaking up for her and her family.

[@kenji_Noir]

We fight for our land and freedom! ✊🏾

[@emmasopinion752]

Must he reply to every little thing.damm it

[@kmking5600]

He didn't mistreat her. You mistreated general Kelly by saying he's a racist. This is nuts.

[@connectedone2343]

So do they not get to see the body? Why not?

[@user-wu7ug4ly3v]

Why can’t you guys just activate the 25th?

[@wonderwonderful5351]

Thank you Mika an Joe for being a voice for this Widow. I admire and have a lot of admiration for your female guest on this show speaking out especially for a gold star widow that have lost her husband in the line of duty thank you so much and I praise you for it.

[@mindelo23]

Where are the so called Patriot crowd? Oh yeah, they're calling her a liar. SMH.

[@annetted5794]

😢 How low are we going to lower the bar? 😳

[@enriquepalacios7910]

I respect and honor our heroes

[@lmkm57]

Every widow, military or not, knows the stunning grief integral to it. I will never forget the feeling of the doorknob in my hand, walking through that door into our apartment and into my new life, alone for the very first time since Greig’s death. If anybody had treated me the way Trump has treated Mrs. Johnson, I’d be considerably less poised and polite as she has been. I’d be in jail right now for inflicting severe bodily injuries upon his person. How dare he! Hell’s too good for him.

[@sherellsherell2427]

This is so sad I'm sorry for your loss

[@juniorharry5066]

Hello Mika. Excellent job. 👍👏.

[@xl000]

Everybody on set is like.. now .. that ? is this for real ?

[@thekububeach]

Can he just let it go? Why did he have to have the urge to response like that? What a tool.

[@ylass8884]

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” ― Abraham Lincoln

[@Nanoubonbon]

This is an epic low!

[@MrGeno1951]

Normally we talk about how children "behave".

[@1flash3571]

Wow....how long are these Liberal Media gonna cover this???????

[@ratti80]

What is happening? Why does Joe let Mika finish her sentences?

[@hyojinkim2370]

Just when u think he cant stoop any lower. I have no words. No words.

[@rebeccanolan9623]

Thank you for being truthful. I cried watching the widow heart breaking response. #45 demeanor is abhorrent and disgusting for a so called commander in chief. There was no compassion from him, he lied and this affects ALL of the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the greatest military on this earth.

[@blackanonymous7215]

They should have just apologized and left Mrs. Johnson alone. What is to be gained from tangling with the pregnant widow of a dead US soldier?

[@DavidJones-yz7kd]

you would think a 4 star general would have the balls 2 tell trump 2 fix up his own mess

[@necoromero9064]

God bless America

[@DinoNairobi]

It started with Rep. Wilson politically using a private conversation of sympathy and condolences from the President to a widow. And morning Joe is doing the same thing...

[@StillLateToTheParty]

You’d think she was kneeling for the National anthem...

[@unitedcommunitiesfordistri1072]

John Kelly forgot what it is to be a gentleman.

[@Mascherina1964]

The pictures are poignant but beautiful. My condolences Mrs. Johnson.

[@doreaner]

So sad! She’s in tears.

[@dewaynewhite2928]

He said they said disrespect the national anthem, but he disrespecting this solider that died during active duty, Wow!

[@AnyahEMB]

John Kelly needs to step up today? Why? Kelly will only double down on the disrespect shown to this gold star family.

[@MTTeh-wx3rk]

How low will Trump go? Kelly should not have put his name on the line for him! What a SHAME!

[@goatstroker3998]

They should give him a TV show he's so funny. They could call it Donald Trump: Commander in Disbelief.

[@lindastuart8787]

Why dont he even say he is sorry an just leave it alone. I cant believe he is arguing with a grief hearted widow he should be ashamed of himself.

[@angelahoward6256]

The best thing trump could have done for this widow would have been to ask a former president to call the widow. How long does it take to write the name of the people you are talking to.

[@chynadoll6682]

This is so scary for me as mom whose son want to fight for his country once he graduates from High School next year. Is this what I have to look forward too if he comes home in a body bag????? Will he not know my sons name then call me a liar???🤔 God have mercy on us. She didn't even say anything about his callous remarks but said , " he forgot my husband name and that's what made me cry more ." As long as he's in office I will fight my son on joining any armed services.

[@joebham6108]

THANKS MSNBC

[@scherrypierce]

WHEN!? ARE WE GOING TO GET RID OF THIS SICK SOB!??? WHEN?!!!!!

[@mdavid22]

There was four soldiers killed. I wonder why we’re not hearing anything about those calls.

[@necoromero9064]

Triggerd ... god bless America

[@NessOnett8]

WOW! I didn't think I could actually be shocked anymore. But he did it. He managed to do it. This is one of the worst things he's said in the whole debacle...and that's an accomplishment.

[@nickyb3800]

Where the F is Gen. JeKyll now??

[@Catherine3385]

Maybe you didn't like the wording, but the intent was good The POTUS did not call to be mean

[@genesis1765]

just somebody tell him to let it go

[@eldersun9877]

🇺🇸 is this what we are now. 😞 how many times must one be embarrassed by being an American 🇺🇸