President Trump Calls Gold Star Widow Michelle Black | Mike Drop CLIPS - Episode 74

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Michelle Black, a Gold Star widow, recounts her phone conversation with President Trump after her husband Brian’s death, describing how Trump offered condolences and later provided hotel rooms and a White House tour. Black explains that Trump may have repeated her sentiment about knowing military service was a possibility to another widow, which sparked controversy. She reflects on how media focus on Trump’s phone call language overshadowed the actual circumstances of the soldiers’ deaths and the ongoing investigation.

Key takeaways

• Black believes that when consoling the grieving, you should never repeat what one grieving person says to another, as everyone processes loss differently
• Black argues that the media focused more on Trump’s phone call controversy than on investigating what actually happened to the soldiers in Africa
• Black emphasizes that tactical decisions involving small teams are made at the general level, not by presidents, regardless of administration

Episode details: published August 6, 2021 · 12.6K views · 9:21 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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