Trump promised a grieving military father $25,000

Name: Trump promised a grieving military father $25,000
Uploaded: 2017-10-18T22:00:00Z
Duration: P218S
Description: 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.

Clip: 10/18/2017 | 3m 38s | Video has closed captioning.

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.

Aired: 10/18/17

Rating: NR

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Trump promised a grieving military father $25,000

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