How Trump turned a call for a fallen soldier into another Gold Star firestorm

The mother of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson said the president "disrespected" her family. No Images? Click here   By Lauren Weber     Thursday, October 19 PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S CALL TO SOLDIER'S FAMILY CREATES SELF-MADE FIRESTORM Despite the president claiming otherwise, the mother of fallen soldier Sgt. La David Johnson said the president "disrespected" her family. And White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders raised doubt about the existence of Trump's claim to "proof" that he never said Johnson "knew what he signed up for." This Gold Star father says Trump offered him $25,000 and never followed through. Another Gold Star dad said he wanted to learn how to use Twitter to call the president "a liar" over his claims of contacting all of the families of the fallen. [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] CALIFORNIA FIRES EXPOSE FLAWS IN EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM 65 percent of U.S. counties reportedly do not have the authorization to send advisories via wireless emergency alerts. And wine country isn't the only thing that's been destroyed -- just ask the cannabis growers. [HuffPost] ROY MOORE'S FOUNDATION ACCEPTED A $1,000 CHECK FROM A NAZI GROUP IN 2005 The Republican nominee for Senate in Alabama did not respond for comment. [HuffPost] HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 9 MILLION KIDS STILL UP IN THE AIR "It’s been 3 weeks since it expired, and several states will run out of money soon." [HuffPost] SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER DEADLY TWO-STATE SHOOTING RAMPAGE That left three people dead and three more critically injured in Maryland and Delaware yesterday. [HuffPost] THE HARVEY WEINSTEIN SCANDAL YOU DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT Remember the amfAR affair? [HuffPost] THE ISLAMIC STATE'S TERRORIZATION OF A CITY WORLDS AWAY FROM RAQQA How militants in the Phillipines took over and devastated Marawi. [WSJ | Paywall]     .   'THE BIG DARK' A look at the swath of storms stretching from China to the U.S. [HuffPost] NETFLIX KNOWS WHICH SHOWS YOU BINGE THE FASTEST Because they know everything. [HuffPost] THE MOST ABSURD GIFTS FROM THE NEIMAN MARCUS CHRISTMAS CATALOGUE $1 million price tag included. [HuffPost] WE WANT BEYONCE'S MONEY CLUTCH All 10,000 Austrian crystals and all. [HuffPost] WE WERE SURPRISED BY THE RATTIEST CITY We figured the wind would scare off the rodents. [HuffPost]    .   The FBI rescued more than 80 children in a human trafficking sting. Freed Taliban hostage Caitlan Coleman has been rushed to the hospital. This GOP lawmaker wants emergency rooms to be able to turn people away. The Taliban stormed an Afghan military base, killing at least 43. Jake Tapper did not hold back in this brutal reality check to Bill O'Reilly. "Children are dying at alarming rates in foster care." Ted Cruz joking about the Zodiac killer means it's end times. How excited are you about the first look at the new "Roseanne?" We live for these photos of a hedgehog camping. How to set up your kid's iPhone with parental controls. Turns out you can win "Jeopardy!" with only one dollar. Billy Joel is expecting his third child at 68. Despite being fired, this CIA bomb dog has a happy ending. "Inside the weird world of social media marathon cheating." Is this the end of tattoo artists in Japan? Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie is dead at 53. This is the type of nuclear fallout shelter we may all become familiar with. Meet the TV star challenging Vladimir Putin for the Russian presidency. How dark chocolate became a "health food." Halloween decorations that won't terrify your kids -- or your budget. Inside Southwest's first "unmanned" flight. Happy Thursday: Here are 37 photos of wedding kisses that'll make you believe in true love all over again. What Dollar General means to rural America. And of course Prince George's favorite movie is on brand.     Start your workday the right way with the news that matters most — all with a dash of signature Morning Email snark. Like The Morning Email? Send it to a friend! Does somebody keep forwarding you this email? Get your own copy. It's free! Sign up here. Check out HuffPost Politics and HuffPost Breaking News newsletters for more of the good stuff. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe