1) Denying it is the truth.
2) Apologizing for it is the untruth, a lie.
Trump was elected on his promise that when he gets hit, he hits back, and twice as hard. From that promise, he is disassembling the RINO camp and draining the swamp.
This widow and Whacky Wild Wilson are the swamp.
General Kelly and Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirmed Trump said something along those lines, but obviously the context the Congresswoman portrayed it in was false. He wasn’t being glib. She assigned a sinister meaning to his words. Now, I’ll give the widow the benefit of the doubt. She’s 24 years old, pregnant, has 2 kids, is grieving, and is in the car to pick up her husband’s remains (which she said they won’t let her see), and sometimes words can be misunderstood when you are speaking to someone you haven’t met over the phone states away - someone that you already don’t like. The Congresswoman could have cleared this up by explaining what those words mean or by contacting the President directly. He didn’t have to apologize, though, he just had to clarify. I think there’s an important distinction because he did absolutely nothing wrong in that call. His intentions were good, the meaning of the words just got misunderstood by the widow, imo.
I just saw a clip of Infowars out on the streets of NYC. The guy was interviewing a couple, and they brought up the widow’s interview and said she was crying. That’s what your average American is going to see. I just think it makes more sense from a practical standpoint to reach out to clarify the words, make a donation, and put the whole thing to bed immediately. By doing so, he looks good to the American people and prevents this 8 day feud. The Congresswoman wouldn’t have been able to say another word. She has gotten the attention she craves (rock star comments), and now General Kelly is being called a racist, a liar, the Congressional Black Caucus is after him, etc. All unnecessary with no political gain to boot.
There is a Twitter account called Trump Regrets. It’s people who voted for Trump that regret voting for him now. I go through the accounts to see if the people are genuine. Some are not. Some are just conservatives angry for a minute that aren’t going anywhere. Others are suspicious and questionable. However, some are legit. The people who regret voting for him now are the moderates/more liberal Republicans who voted for him but who he will need in the next election. He can’t afford to lose voters. It’s situations like this, for example, where I notice drops in the polls and Tweets where people say they regret voting for him. I want him to gain support, not lose it.
There are two ways to fight - sometimes it’s a fight in the mud like with Hillary (you have no choice). Othertimes, it’s by taking a higher ground.