On 18 October , White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared that Wilson had willfully mischaracterized the spirit of the conversation . On CNN , Wilson said , " This might wind up to be Mr. Trump 's Benghazi " . On 19 October , Kelly , whose son was killed in the War in Afghanistan in 2010 , defended Trump 's call with the widow of La David Johnson . On 23 October , Trump wrote on Twitter , " I had a very respectful conversation with the widow of La David Johnson , and spoke his name from beginning , without hesitation ! " On 25 October , Trump told reporters that he did not " specifically " authorize the mission in Niger
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