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President trump disputing gold star widow myesha johnson's account of their phone call again today. >> i can only say this. i was really nice to her. i respect her. i respect her family. i certainly respect la david. who by the way i called la david right from the beginning. just so you understand. they put a chart in front, la david. it says la david johnson. so i called right from the beginning. there's no hesitation. one of the great memories of all time. >> here to discuss cnn political commentators. so angela, i'm going to start with you. let's talk about the president's refusal to let th...

>> i was really nice to her. i respect her. i respect her family. i certainly respect la david. who i by the way called la david right from the beginning just so you understand. they put a chart in front. la david. says la david johnson. i called, right from the beginning. there's no hesitation. one of the great memories of all time. >> the president accused the media are not reporting on other phone calls he's made to military families and insists everyone else he spoke to quote couldn't have been nicer. >> president trump also trying to balance attacking republican senators he's mad it with ...

He's made these other phone calls to these other families and we know they've been very empathetic. so for bakari to say he's devoid of empathy is not right. i think what's important at least for the president to discuss and to get across is that la david was important to him, is important to him, and he's going to continue to be important to him. but this needs to be a private moment. if the widow was put off by something that the president said, it wasn't malice on the president's side. but the mistake that took place was congresswoman stepping in and distorting what actually took place. i t...

Contest after rex tillerson privately called him a moron. the president still unable tore unwilling to stop sparring with the widow of la david johnson. he insists his condolence call was handled appropriately and denies her claim that he fumbled her husband's name. >> i was really nice to her. i respect her. i respect her family. i certainly respect la david. who i by the way called la david right from the beginning, just so you understand. they put a chart in front. la david. it says la david johnson. i called rite from the beginning, no hesitation. one of the great memories of all time. >...

Upsetting because this does not have to be the narrative. >> brian, the latest poll shows only 56% of people say president trump is not honest, 40% he is honest. how account president govern with a credibility if he doesn't tell the truth or apologize for falsehoods. >> you know, i would say listen, regarding la david's wife, i think when the president made that phone call question go back to hissen tent. we've now heard samples of how he's made these onner phone calls to these other families and they've been very empatheticic. so to say he's devoid of empathy is not right. i think what's impo...