U.S. President Donald Trump did not specifically order the Niger operation during which 4 U.S. soldiers died.
An investigation is underway into why the American and Nigerien forces stumbled into an apparent ambush, and why it took so long for French jets and helicopters to make it to the scene.
The Washington Post also reports, a team of commandos were deployed to find Sergeant La David Johson.
En route to a fund-raiser in Dallas Texas, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters, he did not specifically approve this mission in Niger.
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Speaking to reporters before he boarded Marine One, U.S. President Donald Trump again contradicted the account of the condolences call with the Johnson family.
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