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The President made a claim this week that he calls families of those who fall in battle while his predecessor did not. To prove his point, he turned to White House Chief of Staff John Kelly whose son died fighting in Afghanistan in 2010.
Former staffers for President Obama called President Trump out on the claims. In response, he doubled down.
“President Obama I think probably did sometimes, and maybe sometimes he didn’t. I don’t know,” he added. “That’s what I was told. All I can do is ask my generals. Other presidents did not call. They’d write letters and some presidents didn’t do anything, but I like the combination of — I like, when I can, the combination of a call and also a letter.”
Source: Washington Examiner
Trump on calling families of fallen troops: ‘Ask General Kelly’ if Obama called when his son died
President Trump said Tuesday that anyone with questions about whether former President Barack Obama called the families of fallen service members can ask White House chief of staff John Kelly if he received a phone call from Obama.
“I think I’ve called every family of someone who’s died,” Trump told Fox News radio host Brian Kilmeade. “As far as other representatives, I don’t know. You could ask Gen. Kelly, did he get a call from Obama?”
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