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We will have more on that in ane minute. what media wont tell you. lets assume for a second that maybe the president was slightly inarticulate and his offering of condolences to the sergeants widow. assume for just a second. isnt what the president is saying here -- that anybody who signs up for the military, they know the danger, they are courageous and heroes, everyry brave american that signs up too defend their country does soam knowing those dangers and knowing they may end up making the ul...

Your guy. he never called his name. so, that was even more painful. >> reporter: but today, president trump disputes that. >> i had a very nice conversation with the woman, with the wife, who sounded like a lovely woman. did not say what the congresswoman said and most people arent too surprised to hear that. >> reporter: and on twitter, he said, "democrat congresswoman totally fabricated what i said to the wife of a soldier who died in action. and i have proof. sad." what proof does president t...

Thank you so much for joining me. hello, it is sunday. im fredricka whitfield. it is yet another day of the feuding between president trump and a florida congresswoman over trumps call to the widow of a fallen u.s. soldier killed in nearby ger niger. trump tweeted wacky congresswoman wilson is the gift that keeps on giving for the republican party. watch her in action and vote "r." the latest attack comes a day after army sergeant johnson laid to rest at an emotional ceremony. the congresswoman ...

Fight over what trump said in a, quote, condolence call to the widow of sergeant la david johnson killed with three other staff sergeants is now turned into something much, much more problematic. donald trump allegedly told johnson he knew what he was signing up for but i guess it hurts anyway. that according to congresswoman frederica wilson and the president denied he said. >> mr. president, what did you say to sergeant johnsons widow? >> didnt say it at all. she knows it. she is now not sayin...

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President barack obamas administration when the ambassador died there. there are these fundamental questions that need to be asked and, indeed, there is an investigation on going. president trump, you are right, he is golfing again today. it is a beautiful day in washington. he gave an interview that aired over the weekend. his version of that condolence call, remember, this is part of the genesis of this, the origin story, if you will, of this controversy. his version of the call, which the c...

Sergeant la david johnsons body was found 48 hours later. nobody can say how and why he was left behind. why so many officials from the white house today, several administration officials tell me it was really a deliberate decision to try and get the narrative back that the administration felt it was out of control and they wanted to be very much part of how the story was being told. don. >> thank you so much, barbara. appreciate that. i want to bring in now cnn military analyst colonel cedricil...

But there is an investigation going on. doesnt seem like hes trying to rush the investigation. this is being handled by africa command. they are trying to establish a more detailed timeline, minutely minute if not more detailed of why and how this was so unexpected. the u.s. intel sources who are in contact with these service members, they felt it was their assessment that it would be unlikely that they would be met with enemy fire. why was that assessment as it was on that night? and we also kn...

The president, the commander in chief, comfortable the families of the fallen. a task rarely discussed, but the president brought it up this week, comparing himself to his predecessors. and now tonight, one of his own calls to this widow under growing scrutiny. heres abcs senior white house correspondent cecilia vega. >> reporter: myeshia johnson was there receive her husbands remains. their 6-year-old daughter by her side. johnson, six months pregnant with their third child. as she wept over se...

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