ABC's Good Morning America just interviewed Mrs. Myeshia Johnson

[PA Democrat]

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and she confirmed EVERYTHING that Rep. Wilson had stated about Trump's "condolence" call.

She also gave some additional information on how the call was received on the cell phone of a member of the military that was in the limo with them, and how she wanted to see her husband's body, even just his hand, to confirm that it was actually his body in the casket. The military told her that was not possible because of some type of wrapping used on his body. She said that no one has provided her with adequate answers as to how it happened and why her husband's body was not recovered for 48 hours.

Mrs. Johnson confirmed that SHE was the one that requested that the call be put on speakerphone; that Trump stated, "that he knew what he signed up for, but I guess it hurts anyway"; that she was offended at Trump's tone; that Rep. Wilson has long relationship with her family; that he obviously did not know her husband's name and that although he did say it one time that he paused so that he could read it off of a report.

She spoke glowingly of what a wonderful man her husband was, a wonderful father and a great soldier. It was heartbreaking.

So how long before Trump and his sick supporters go after her again?

Edited to add link to interview:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/fallen-soldiers-widow-angry-trumps-call-couldnt-remember/story?id=50655063

[spanone]

1. it's candy to his disgusting base....i'm sure he'll keep it up

[Blue_Adept]

2. I'm glad she got out there to get in front of this a bit

But it sucks that she had to as it's certainly in the realm of "too soon" for her based on that appearance. I couldn't watch too much of it as it just felt very exploitive.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

6. I dont know if exploitive is the right word.

Ms. Johnson needed to get the truth out regarding her reaction to Trump’s call.

It’s unfortunate that her private time of grief has been stolen from her, but that fault rests on Trump and Kelly and no one else.

[LovingA2andMI]

8. Ms. Johnson needed to tell HER TRUTH!

The only TRUTH that MATTERS.

Trump is a LIAR and John Kelly Is a Disgusting Racist Pig along with his Boss DONALD J. TRUMP!

[Blue_Adept]

9. I don't mean exploitative on her part, if that was unclear

She just seemed wholly uncomfortable in that experience, which is how most people would be in being put on national TV to begin with, never mind what she's going through on top of that.

[PA Democrat]

3. Washington Post's account of the interview

Nineteen days after her husband’s death and two days after his wrenching burial, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson said she has “nothing to say” to President Trump, whose condolence call pulled the grieving widow into the center of a national controversy.

“Very upset and hurt; it made me cry even worse,” Myeshia Johnson said Monday on “Good Morning America,” making her first public comments since she received the call from Trump last week on the same day her husband’s remains were flown back to the United States.

The president, Johnson said, told her that her husband “knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyways. And it made me cry. I was very angry at the tone of his voice, and how he said it.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/10/23/it-made-me-cry-gold-star-widow-myeshia-johnson-breaks-silence-on-trumps-condolence-call/?utm_term=.c44ba742436c

[Takket]

4. I feel so sorry for this woman

That in a time she should be spending grieving in privacy she has to go on national TV to refute the vicious lies of drumpf and Kelly.

This is a national disgrace to gold star families and and an insult to the entire military.

[PA Democrat]

5. Yes it is a disgrace.

Trump apparently feels that he has the right to tell a grieving family that their feelings are illegitimate; that they must feel the way HE tells them to feel. The man has no idea of the concept of human empathy. He is incapable of even PRETENDING to feel empathy.

I half expected to hear that he told the grieving family to "have a good time," like he told hurricane victims.

[PA Democrat]

7. Link to video of interview

http://abcnews.go.com/US/fallen-soldiers-widow-angry-trumps-call-couldnt-remember/story?id=50655063

[demmiblue]

10. And Donny Bone Spurs is on Twitter basically calling her a liar:

Link to tweet

[PA Democrat]

11. OMG. What a PIG.

He tweeted this AFTER the interview aired on GMA.

The PIG doesn't get to dictate how other people are supposed to feel, most especially grieving gold star families.

[mountain grammy]

12. So, he immediately has to call the widow a liar

he really needs to go away.

[dawnie51]

13. This lying POS.....

who sits with his arms crossed around himself in a defensive nature as he lies, like a petulant three year old who's been caught red handed, continues to call this family liars. There is no bottom to this evil ass jerk. He is a horror show.

[riverbendviewgal]

14. I would want a DNA test on the body of my husband

She can have that done. And another independent autopsy done as to cause of death.

[Me.]

26. Is There Even A Body In That Casket?

[bitterross]

15. It won't matter to 45's base. They will say she was manipulated to do the interview.

They will say she was "put up to it" by the Dems and Congress Woman Wilson. That her story has changed and now she's just doing what they want her to do.

They will say it was awful of the Dems to use her this way in her time of grief.

[LovingA2andMI]

16. Which Means.....

They Are #PureTrumpTrash attacking a GOLD STAR SPOUSE and Don't Support Our Troops In Service or Killed In The Line of Duty.

[bitterross]

17. While that is absolutely true - they won't see it that way.

They just see some uppity black women attacking their guy 45. Doesn't matter that both of them have compelling back stories and are far more honorable than that piece of orange white trash 45.

[uponit7771]

18. Her skin is browner than his golf pants so there's no surprise there.

[heaven05]

19. kelly and this POS potus

are evil despicable human beings that only evil despicable people can cheer on as right for this country. I am so angry at how this soldiers's death and his family is being treated by gen. kelly and his POS boss. Mrs. Johnson IS a very strong woman that I respect immensely for calling out gen.kelly and his POS boss for their lies and behavior. Every soldier worth their salt should be ashamed of this CIC. I am.

[Phentex]

20. Yes and Rep. Wilson had no way to not listen...

she also said the press was aware of the call and approached HER after she got out of the car. Some have made it sound like she had the press on speed dial and couldn't wait to share what she heard.

[dalton99a]

22. Excellent point

[DesertRat]

21. After Myeshia Johnson's interview,

Kelly's press conference appearance seems even more deplorable.

[ashling]

23. He had a general advising him as to how "sacred " the call would be, had all the details written

Call was, had all of the details written dow , and had weeks to prepare, but I guess that he screwed it up anyway.

[rickford66]

24. Trump did say here were several people listening on his side.

Where was the privacy Kelly said was sacred?

[Sunlei]

25. Trumps personal twitter "Friends" STILL attack our military families! REPUBLICANS stop YOUR Pres.

cut him off the fucking personal Twitter account and make him use official government @POTUS & @White House twitter accounts!

[The_Casual_Observer]

27. How long before we are told she is a card carrying member of Antifa/Isis by

wicked witch of the whitehouse huckabee?

[underpants]

28. Said this last week

Wait for the conspiracy theories about HIM. SGT. Johnson. I don't want to extrapolate what I think is coming but don't be surprised if the separation gets twisted around.

[Quayblue]

29. Even in grief she knew she had to put him on speaker nt