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发帖数: 61690 | 1 White House chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday delivered a stirring,
personal defense of President Trump’s call to the widow of a fallen U.S.
soldier, pushing back on mounting criticism of the president’s handling of
the conversation.
Kelly said he was "stunned" by Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson's (Fla.)
negative description of Trump's call to the widow of Army Sgt. La David
Johnson, who was killed during an ambush in Niger.
“It stuns me that a member of Congress would have listened in on that
conversation. Absolutely stuns me. I would have thought that was sacred,”
Kelly said during a surprise appearance in the White House press briefing
room.
After learning of what he called Wilson’s “selfish behavior,” Kelly, a
retired Marine Corps general whose son was killed in battle in Afghanistan,
said he was so taken aback that he walked for an hour and a half in
Arlington National Cemetery to compose himself.
Speaking slowly and solemnly, he described Thursday what happened when he
learned his son had been killed.
“He was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed,” Kelly
remembered being told by his casualty officer, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph
Dunford, who is now chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
“He knew what he was getting into by joining that one percent,” he added.
“He knew what the possibilities were because we're at war.”
The controversy ignited late Tuesday when Wilson revealed Trump told Myeshia
Johnson her husband “knew what he was getting into.”
The Florida lawmaker said she was in a car when Trump called and listened on
speakerphone. She was invited to be present because she had a longstanding
relationship with the family, and mentored the soldier through a program she
founded. Wilson said Trump was "so insensitive" and caused Johnson
emotional distress.
Her description was backed up by the soldier's mother, Cowanda Jones-Johnson
, who said she felt disrespected.
A spokesperson for Wilson has not returned a request for comment.
Kelly said the message he received as a father of a fallen soldier was what
Trump was trying to convey to Johnson’s widow, Mysehia.
“He expressed his condolences in the best way that he could,” he said.
Kelly’s extraordinary appearance was designed to quell the controversy over
Trump’s comments that has engulfed the White House.
The episode has raised questions about the president’s ability to empathize
with the families of U.S. service members. Out of anyone on Trump’s team,
Kelly is perhaps best equipped to speak authoritatively about the issue. | c*******o
发帖数: 8869 | 2 "a spokesperson for Wilson has not returned a request for comment"
At least she knows one thing: You do not quarrel with a father who lost a
son.
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【在 b*****d 的大作中提到】
: White House chief of staff John Kelly on Thursday delivered a stirring,
: personal defense of President Trump’s call to the widow of a fallen U.S.
: soldier, pushing back on mounting criticism of the president’s handling of
: the conversation.
: Kelly said he was "stunned" by Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson's (Fla.)
: negative description of Trump's call to the widow of Army Sgt. La David
: Johnson, who was killed during an ambush in Niger.
: “It stuns me that a member of Congress would have listened in on that
: conversation. Absolutely stuns me. I would have thought that was sacred,”
: Kelly said during a surprise appearance in the White House press briefing
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发帖数: 4091 | 3 Yeah, it is better by voting against the bills that will benefit them.
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: At least she knows one thing: You do not quarrel with a father who lost a
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发帖数: 2438 | 4 门狗啥都能反咬，这样没底线就不要怪人每次你一露面就被痛殴
："a spokesperson for Wilson has not returned a request for comment"
：At least she knows one thing: You do not quarrel with a father who lost a
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