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Gold Star Widow: Trump Call 'Made Me Cry Even Worse'

Myeshia Johnson spoke out for the first time Monday about the death of her husband, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, in Niger and the White House response.
Myeshia Johnson kisses the casket of her husband, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, during his burial service on Saturday in Hollywood, Fla. Sgt. Johnson was killed in an ambush in Niger on Oct. 4. / GASTON DE CARDENAS / Getty Images

Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the four U.S. soldiers killed in a military operation in Niger on Oct. 4, told ABC's Good Morning America that President Trump "made me cry even worse" when he called to offer condolences last week.

The phone call between the president and Johnson has been a source of controversy for a week

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