Appearing on ABC’s Good Morning America, Myeisha Johnson -- the widow of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson -- spoke out and echoed the account ofCongresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) about Donald Trump’s phone call to Johnson’s family. After tweeting more criticism of NFL players this morning accusing them of disrespecting the flag and country, Donald Trump then turned his attention back to Johnson’s widow and rebuked her claims. This was a continuation of the attacks he directed towards Congresswoman Wilson on Saturday while she was attending Johnson’s funeral. He was golfing. On Sunday, he threatened GOP lawmakers on a conference call, telling lawmakers they need to pass the Senate budget as soon as possible or pay a heavy price in 2018. The battle is over tax reform and conservatives who don’t want to pass legislation that will raise the federal deficit by $1.5 trillion. Meanwhile, the Senate will hold a procedural vote this evening on the $36.5 billion disaster relief package that passed the House earlier this month. Final passage is expected no later than Tuesday. Also, remember when Trump faced criticism for the lack of diversity on his staff? The administration promised that the lower rungs of the bureaucracy would ultimately look more diverse. Nope. Recently available government data on the ethnic and gender make up of the broader Trump administration shows that with more than 1,000 mid-level political jobs filled by mid-year the appointees look much like the top leadership: mostly white and male. We’re kicking off the week with this...
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