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# Trump Denies Telling Widow of Slain Soldier That He 'Knew What He Signed Up for'

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## Video: Trump Denies Telling Widow of Slain Soldier That He 'Knew What He Signed Up for'

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_Published 2017-10-18. Trump has been under fire this week for his handling of the death of four American soldiers in Niger, criticism that escalated when he falsely claimed that President Barack Obama didn’t call the families of slain soldiers when he was in office._


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## Transcript

Didn't say what that congresswoman said. Didn't say it at all. She knows it. And she now is not saying it. I did not say what she said. And I'd like her to make the statement again because I did not say what, What she said. I had a very nice conversation with the woman, with the wife who is, sounded like a lovely woman. Did not say what the congresswoman said and most people aren't too surprised to hear that.

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