Soldier’s Widow Says Trump Struggled to Remember Sgt. La David Johnson’s Name<br />Mr. Trump called Ms. Johnson and said that her husband “knew what he signed up for,” and referred to the soldier as “your guy.” Ms. Wilson, a longtime family friend who accompanied Ms. Johnson and heard the call, recounted what the president said to several reporters and lamented<br />that the president had offended the young widow, who was upset that Mr. Trump did not seem to know Sergeant Johnson’s name.<br />And that’s what hurt me the most because if my husband is out here fighting for our country,<br />and he risked his life for our country, why can’t you remember his name?”<br />Last week, Mr. Trump denied saying that Sergeant Johnson had known what he signed up for,<br />but John F. Kelly, the president’s chief of staff — and who is himself the father of a Marine killed in action — told reporters that Mr. Trump had said those words.<br />WASHINGTON — The widow of one of four soldiers killed in Niger went on television on Monday to criticize President Trump for how he spoke to her during a condolence<br />call last week, drawing a swift denial from Mr. Trump, who breathed new life into a bitter controversy that has transformed a tragedy into a political feud.
