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Question about why president trump hadnt said anything publicly about four american soldiers in niger. he said his predecessors rarely called the families. when congresswoman freder ica wilson who was there. >> what did you hear, tell us about this phone call? >> i didnt hear the whole phone call, but i did hear him say, im sure he knew what he was signing up for, but it still hurts. president trump: i didnt say what that congresswoman says. i didnt say what she said. i would like her to make th...

Question about why president trump hadnt said anything publicly about four american soldiers in niger. he said his predecessors rarely called the families. when congresswoman freder ica wilson who was there. >> what did you hear, tell us about this phone call? >> i didnt hear the whole phone call, but i did hear him say, im sure he knew what he was signing up for, but it still hurts. president trump: i didnt say what that congresswoman says. i didnt say what she said. i would like her to make th...

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The statement says the check has been in the pipeline since the presidents initial call with the father. the president has personally followed up several times to ensure that the check was being sent. as stated earlier, the check has been sent. now, of course, this all started, stef, when president trump indicated that his outreach to gold star families had been more robust than some of his predecessors. he says hes called virtually every family. well, since then, some families have come forward...

Thats exactly how the conversation happened. this is a president who is not naturally empathetic. who, when corner, or when he ser saoefs hes corn said, he lies. he doesnt act in ways that are in keeping with the dignity on of the presidency. to not show deference to your predecessors that is so sensitive to comfort the families of fallen soldiers, who you put into harms way as commander in chief is something that is not excusable and teams to a mind-set, impulsivity that is disturbing when you ...

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The president is facing backlash this morning after when he was asked about this attack, his comments about how and when he makes contact with families of the fallen in comparison to his predecessors, not to be lost here, there are many more questions circling about what exactly happened in that operation that left four service members dead. lets get to cnns barbara starr at the pentagon with much more. what are you learning? good morning, so many questions for the families of the fallen. the u....

Whats the headline on the niger, the four men who were killed in niger? he hasnt yet gotten to them. he hasnt addressed it on twitter. thats the headline and what he was trying to distract attention to. >> i think glenn just put his finger on one and, to me, the saddest thing about this story isnt that there are families who have paid the ultimate price. isnt that he lied about what his predecessors did. its that he made it about himself. but he did that with the california wildfires as well. an...

Europe where they are then packed in ice again and flown to dover air force base where dover takes care of the remains, em balms them, meticulously dresses them in their uniform with the medals that theyve earned, the emblems of their service, and then puts them on another airplane linked up with the casualty officer escort that takes them home. >> the general continued again hoping to put an end to political conversations involving gold star families. their conversations the president started e...