woman s account was very accurate. chief of staff kelly and others were listening to the call. sadly at the center of it, a tragic loss and a family in pain. cnn s jeff zeleny starts us off today from the white house. reporter: president trump embroiled in a firestorm over his condolence call to the grieving would off of an american soldier killed in niger. didn t say what that congresswoman said. reporter: today at the white house, the president spoke about his call does to ms. johnson, the pregnant wife of sergeant la david johnson. who mourned the loss when his flag-draped toss debt arrived in florida. told cnn the president disrespected sergeant johnson by saying he knew what he signed up for. the president denied using those words, saying on twitter wilson totally fabricated what i said to the wife of a soldier who died in action, and i have proof. sad. he did not provide proof as the controversy escalated between the commander in chief and the family of a fallen soldier.