WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asked whether Gold Star families had ever thought to call him first as he continued to defend himself amid criticism of his response to the death of four soldiers in Niger, sources confirmed today.
"If you look at President Obama and other presidents, most of them didn't make calls, a lot of them didn't make calls," Trump said in a press conference. "I would like to make that call. I'm going to be calling them. But did they ever think to call me first? Why do I have to be the first one to call?"