Widow of U.S. Soldier Killed in Niger Breaks Her Silence Over Trump Call – Trump Responds on Twitter

Myeshia Johnson kisses the casket of her husband U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson during his burial service at the Memorial Gardens East cemetery on October 21, 2017 in Hollywood, Florida. Sgt. Johnson and three other American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Myeshia Johnson kisses the casket of her husband U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson during his burial service at the Memorial Gardens East cemetery on October 21, 2017 in Hollywood, Florida. Sgt. Johnson and three other American soldiers were killed in an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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The pregnant widow of U.S. Army Sgt. La David Johnson broke her silence in an appearance on “Good Morning America” on Monday, claiming that President Donald Trump didn’t seem to remember her husband’s name during a now-infamous phone call he made to her.

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Myeshia Johnson’s husband was among four soldiers killed in Niger this month; she said that Trump’s call angered and upset her, corroborating claims made by Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.) — accusations that kicked-off a firestorm last week.

“I heard him stumbling on trying to remember my husband’s name, and that’s what hurt me the most because if my husband is out here fighting for our country and he risked his life for our country why can’t you remember his name,” Myeshia Johnson told “Good Morning America. “That’s what made me upset and cry even more because my husband was an awesome soldier.”

Watch some of her remarks — including her statement that Wilson was “100 percent correct” — below:

Johnson also said that the government refused to let her see her husband’s body after his death — and that she was never permitted to look inside the casket. Watch all of Johnson’s remarks here:

You can read the entire transcript here.

Trump once again pushed back against this account, tweeting, “I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, and spoke his name from beginning, without hesitation!”