Trump's chief of staff, whose son died in combat, defends president's handling of phone call to Gold Star widow
He also said "it stuns me" that Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson listened in on a call, which was heard on speakerphone, between Trump and the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson.
White House chief of staff John F. Kelly, who lost a son in Afghanistan, told reporters in the White House briefing room that he counseled Trump on what to say to families of those killed on the battlefield.
He also said "it stuns me" that Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson listened in on a call, which was heard on speakerphone, between Trump and the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger.