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In reply to the discussion: UPDATED: Trump: 'I Have Proof' Dem Rep 'Totally Fabricated' My Remarks to Niger Soldier's Widow [View all]onenote
(42,701 posts)This isn't going to be a popular view here and I want to emphasize that I don't have any reason to doubt Wilson's version of the call.
However, the call was between trump and the widow and her family. Yes it was on speaker. Yes it could be heard by others. But unless the widow herself was offended by the words and consented to Wilson going public, it was not Wilson's place to comment. Maybe that's what happened, although you would think Wilson's comments would have reflected that.
Now, the widow is stuck in the middle of a controversy not of her own making. If she backs up Wilson, great. But maybe she heard the words differently or took them differently. Maybe she says that she appreciated the call. Then what?
I have had the experience of people coming up to me after the death of each of my parents and saying things that were inappropriate. I've had people overhear those remarks or have repeated them to others. But whether I took offense or chose to view it in a different light was my choice and I would have been royally pissed if anyone I shared the information with talked about it to anyone else.
Again, I have no reason to doubt the accuracy of Wilson's description of the call. I just don't think it was her place to be outraged on behalf of the widow unless the widow made it clear she was upset and while she didn't want to comment about it herself, she was okay with Wilson conveying her reaction for her.