Rep. Wilson hits back at Trump: Niger is his Benghazi

Rep. Wilson hits back at Trump: Niger is his Benghazi

By Jennifer Hansler and Maegan Vazquez, CNN

Updated 0715 GMT (1515 HKT) October 23, 2017
Rep. Wilson: Niger will be Trump's Benghazi

Rep. Wilson: Niger will be Trump's Benghazi 01:43

(CNN)After President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to her as a "wacky Congresswoman," Rep. Frederica Wilson fired back on Sunday morning, saying that the ambush in Niger that left four US soldiers dead "is (Trump's) Benghazi" and demanding an apology to "the nation" from White House chief of staff John Kelly.
"Niger is @realDonaldTrump's Benghazi. He needs to own it," the Florida Democrat tweeted.
Wilson and Trump have traded barbs for nearly a week on the controversy stemming from the President's condolence call to Myeshia Johnson, the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, one of the soldiers killed in the ambush in Niger earlier this month.

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Wilson, who is close to Johnson's family and was in the car when Trump's call came, claimed that Trump said Johnson "knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurts." The family member who raised Johnson called Wilson's account of the call "very accurate," and the White House has not refuted that Trump spoke those words.

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