White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said Thursday at a news conference that he was “stunned” and “brokenhearted” when he learned of Wilson’s criticism. “It stuns me that a member of Congress would have listened in on that conversation. The president initially said Wilson’s account of the conversation was a “complete fabrication,” but Kelly confirmed Wilson’s version of the call. “That’s what the president tried to say to the four families yesterday.”Conway also did not contradict Wilson’s account. But she insisted Trump finished the call by saying something like “it’s always difficult,” or “this is very tough.”

Source: Huffington Post October 20, 2017 02:48 UTC