The Atlantic reported Saturday that their reporters had spoken to three Gold Star families who received condolence packages from the president this week. His letter from the White House was dated Oct. 18. The families of Corey Ingram and John M. Hoagland III, two other sailors who died in the USS John McCain collision, also received rush-delivered packages from the White House this week, according to the Atlantic. The sudden outreach appears to follow mounting criticism over Trump’s reaction to the Niger ambush that killed four U.S. soldiers. “To the best of my knowledge I think I’ve called every family of somebody who’s died,” Trump told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade during a radio interview.

Source: Huffington Post October 22, 2017 03:45 UTC