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<p>After a week that saw Donald Trump <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/politics/fredrica-wilson-donald-trump-david-johnson-twitter-proof-widow-soldier/">vehemently deny</a> that his telephone conversation with Sgt. La David Johnson&#39;s widow, Myeshia Johnson, was anything but respectful and presidential, Johnson herself finally spoke out.</p><p>Meanwhile, Trump quickly took to Twitter to deny her account because a public feud with a Gold Star widow on the internet three weeks after her husband was killed in action is in fact 2017&#39;s version of presidential.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;[I was] very upset and hurt. It made me cry even worse.&quot; - Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt. La David Johnson to <a href="https://twitter.com/GStephanopoulos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GStephanopoulos</a> <a href="https://t.co/JguNqTaYa3">pic.twitter.com/JguNqTaYa3</a></p>&mdash; Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href="https://twitter.com/GMA/status/922427573149212673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Speaking with <em>Good Morning America </em>host George Stephanopoulos on Monday, Johnson confirmed the accounts of the call given by <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/politics/donald-trump-la-david-johnson-mom/">her husband&#39;s custodial mother </a>and by <a href="https://www.someecards.com/news/politics/congresswoman-frederica-wilson-john-kelly-racist/">Congresswoman Fredrica Wilson</a>.</p><p><span style="letter-spacing: -0.01em;">&quot;I didn&#39;t say anything, I just listened,&quot; Johnson remembered about the call with Trump, before George </span>Stephanapolous<span style="letter-spacing: -0.01em;"> clarified, &quot;But you were upset when you got off the phone?&quot;</span></p><p>&quot;Very very upset and hurt. Very,&quot; she responded. &quot;It made me cry even worse.&quot;</p><p>Later Monday morning, after testing the Twitter waters with a <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/922430688703451136" target="_blank">tweet on the NFL&#39;s disrespect for the flag</a>...</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag &amp; Country. No leadership in NFL!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/922430688703451136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>...Trump took to Twitter to refute Myeshia Johnson, the grieving widow of a man who gave his life for the flag, and shine the hostile spotlight of his millions of followers on her. The irony was lost on him.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!</p>&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/922440008971292672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&quot;I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson,&quot; wrote Trump of their phone conversation, &quot;and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!&quot;</p><p>According to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/fallen-soldiers-widow-angry-trumps-call-couldnt-remember/story?id=50655063" target="_blank">ABC News</a>, Johnson confirmed the account that Trump struggled to &quot;remember my husband&#39;s name&quot; on the call. She also <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/fallen-soldiers-widow-angry-trumps-call-couldnt-remember/story?id=50655063" target="_blank">reportedly</a> confirmed that Trump said her husband &quot;knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyways.&quot;</p><p>Johnson said those words &quot;made me cry. I was very angry at the tone of his voice, and how he said it.&quot;</p><p>Trump has said he has proof that the call went the way he says it did. Instead of releasing that proof, POTUS has instead decided to attack Johnson on Twitter.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There it is. The president now accusing Myeshia Johnson, a Gold Star widow, of lying. <a href="https://t.co/R0lpxbnOEM">https://t.co/R0lpxbnOEM</a></p>&mdash; Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/922440315096756226?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>If the last year is any indication, that&#39;s about as presidential as it gets.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here&#39;s the full interview with Myeshia Johnson, widow of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson <a href="https://t.co/1pbqEonlH0">pic.twitter.com/1pbqEonlH0</a></p>&mdash; Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) <a href="https://twitter.com/yashar/status/922432963878572032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Fallen soldier's wife speaks out on her conversation with Trump. He immediately tweeted back.

Mitchell Friedman

After a week that saw Donald Trump vehemently deny that his telephone conversation with Sgt. La David Johnson&#39;s widow, Myeshia Johnson, was anything but respectful and presidential, Johnson herself finally spoke out.Meanwhile, Trump quickly took to Twitter to deny her account because a public feud with a Gold Star widow on the internet three weeks after her husband was killed in action is in fact 2017&#39;s version of presidential.&quot;[I was] very upset and hurt. It made me cry even worse.&quot; - Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt. La David Johnson to @GStephanopoulos pic.twitter.com/JguNqTaYa3&mdash; Good Morning America (@GMA) October 23, 2017 Speaking with Good Morning America host George Stephanopoulos on Monday, Johnson confirmed the accounts of the call given by her husband&#39;s custodial mother and by Congresswoman Fredrica Wilson.&quot;I didn&#39;t say anything, I just listened,&quot; Johnson remembered about the call with Trump, before George Stephanapolous clarified, &quot;But you were upset when you got off the phone?&quot;&quot;Very very upset and hurt. Very,&quot; she responded. &quot;It made me cry even worse.&quot;Later Monday morning, after testing the Twitter waters with a tweet on the NFL&#39;s disrespect for the flag...Two dozen NFL players continue to kneel during the National Anthem, showing total disrespect to our Flag &amp; Country. No leadership in NFL!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2017 ...Trump took to Twitter to refute Myeshia Johnson, the grieving widow of a man who gave his life for the flag, and shine the hostile spotlight of his millions of followers on her. The irony was lost on him.I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 23, 2017 &quot;I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson,&quot; wrote Trump of their phone conversation, &quot;and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!&quot;According to ABC News, Johnson confirmed the account that Trump struggled to &quot;remember my husband&#39;s name&quot; on the call. She also reportedly confirmed that Trump said her husband &quot;knew what he signed up for, but it hurts anyways.&quot;Johnson said those words &quot;made me cry. I was very angry at the tone of his voice, and how he said it.&quot;Trump has said he has proof that the call went the way he says it did. Instead of releasing that proof, POTUS has instead decided to attack Johnson on Twitter.There it is. The president now accusing Myeshia Johnson, a Gold Star widow, of lying. https://t.co/R0lpxbnOEM&mdash; Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) October 23, 2017 If the last year is any indication, that&#39;s about as presidential as it gets.Here&#39;s the full interview with Myeshia Johnson, widow of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson pic.twitter.com/1pbqEonlH0&mdash; Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) October 23, 2017 

Myeshia Johnson went on Good Morning America and to talk for the first time about Donald Trump's phone call after her husband was killed in action.