Trump promised a grieving military father $25,000
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Trump offered money to the grieving father of an army corporal killed in Afghanistan.
President Trump took an unusual step and offered money to the father of an army corporal killed in Afghanistan in June, according to the Washington Post. That news comes amid scrutiny for the president’s duties of consoling the families of service members killed in action, ignited by Trump’s recent comments. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about the story from Dan Lamothe of the Washington Post.
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Trump promised a grieving military father $25,000
Clip: 10/18/2017 | 3m 38sVideo has Closed Captions
President Trump took an unusual step and offered money to the father of an army corporal killed in Afghanistan in June, according to the Washington Post. That news comes amid scrutiny for the president’s duties of consoling the families of service members killed in action, ignited by Trump’s recent comments. Hari Sreenivasan learns more about the story from Dan Lamothe of the Washington Post.
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