Controversy over Trump's call to war widow reignites

Myeshia Johnson cries over the casket in Miami of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger.

Myeshia Johnson cries over the casket in Miami of her husband, Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in an ambush in Niger. Source: AAP

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The widow of a Sergeant La David Johnson, one of four US soldiers killed in Niger, has spoken publicly for the first time about her controversial phone call from President Donald Trump.

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