Texas Military Widow Slams Trump & His University At DNC
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PHILADELPHIA (CBSDFW.COM) - A Texas military widow was among the people who spoke at the Democratic National Convention Monday night.
Cheryl Lankford stood before delegates and told the story of how she decided to enroll in Trump University after her husband was killed in action. The widow from San Antonio said she believed Trump's promises that his $35,000 tuition for an online course would help her succeed in real estate.
After a pre-produced video was shown on the big screen, Lankford said, "You just saw what happened to me, how Trump University treated me out of the money I received after my husband's death… how they broke their promises, how they stopped taking my calls, how the whole thing was a lie."
Lankford's husband, Command Sergeant Major Jonathan M. Lankford, was killed in Baghdad in 2007.
The widow and mother said she spent the insurance money because officials with Trump University promised the course would help her get back on her feet. She said it was hard to come forward and tell her story after being "scammed."
"By conning me out of the money the military gave me after my husband died I felt like Trump University was disrespecting Jonathan's memory," she told DNC attendees. "I was furious, frightened, and the truth is I was embarrassed."
Lankford said the American people have a chance to avoid her embarrassment... by not falling for the same Trump promises that she fell for. "I was fooled into believing him. Now he's making big promises about America. Please don't make that same mistake."
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