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Trump made the phone call to maesha johnson that he intended to deepen her grief. that was the effect, and that is why congresswoman fredricka wilson, who happened to be there when the phone call was on speaker, spoke out so quickly and so sort of vehemently, almost in shock. so whatever the intent was, and let's assume the intent was absolutely righteous. the intent was the right thing. for some reason that message did not come across in the way it was intended, speaking with a friend of mine who is a gold star person. she lost her closest loved one in iraq. and your former boss, george w. bu...

The grace to be able to say anything they want to say. and presidents just try to find the words to console them. they don't always do it perfectly. it's a very human and raw event. i agree with you. let's have some respect and some privacy around thaoe these conversation. >> dana: mary anne? >> this day never had to happen. this never had to become public. the fact is donald trump, had he just addressed this the way he should have, which was quickly and privately, we would not be talking about it. instead, he chose to hold a press conference in the rose garden and make a public spectacle abou...

How did this all begin? >> reporter: good afternoon. something the press secretary expected to be asked right off the bat here at the daily press briefing. this was a condolence call the president put in last night to maesha johnson, widow of sergeant ladavid t. johnson one of four green berets that was killed in an ambush in niger. the president put in as johnson's remains were repatriated back to the u.s. fredricka wilson said the president was disrespectful and insensitive saying he said, quote, johnson knew what he was signing up for but when it happens it hurts anyways. the president resp...

I had a very nice conversation with the woman, with the wife, who sounded like a lovely woman. >> reporter: after the president spoke, congress woman wilson doubled down tweeting out, i still stand by my account of the call between donald trump and maesha. that is her name. johnson's mother is corroborating the account that congress woman wilson talked about in terms of the call saying, quote, president trump did disrespect my son and my daughter and also me and my husband. white house officials tell fox newsaid context is important here. they said the context of all of this was that he was ta...

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