Vanessa Guillén’s sister disputes report that Trump dishonored her family, says she voted for ex-president

Skip to contentAdvertiseBe RemarkableOperation GratitudeRestaurant Report CardTell Me Something GoodLegal MinuteMinuto LegalNewsWeatherSportsWho's Hiring?LIVE: KWTXtraObituariesHomeElection ResultsPresidential Election MapTexas Interactive ResultsNewsElectionsLocalBack To SchoolThe Great American EclipseMaking The GradeTechnologyTell Me Something GoodRestaurant Report CardNationalPoliticsStateCrimeWeatherKWTX Radar NetworkThundercallHeadlines10-Day / Map RoomSkycamsDegrees of ScienceWeather XtraProject TornadoFish & Game ForecastSportsScoreboardPuppy PicksMarquee MatchupBaylorBaylor GamedayClassroom ChampionsXtra Hot PlaysXtra PointObituariesLearn more about this serviceOperation GratitudeRestaurant Report CardTell Me Something GoodBe RemarkableLIVE: KWTXtraVIDEO: News ReplaysVIDEO: News LibraryHardwired Gaming NewsSubmit a StorySubmit a PhotoCommunity CalendarContestsDot Com Daily e-NewsFeaturedArmy WayBackyard BBQBe RemarkableBuddy CheckBusiness BreakDaily PledgeFood For FamiliesGood News FridayKWTX Longball TournamentLegal MinuteMinuto LegalMortgage MinutePet of the WeekToys for TotsNextGen TVZeam - News StreamsCircle CountryCW Central TexasTelemundoGray DC BureauInvestigateTVWatching Your WalletPowerNationProgramming ScheduleAbout UsMeet the TeamContact UsCareersAdvertiseDigital MarketingVanessa Guillén’s sister disputes report that Trump dishonored her family, says she voted for ex-presidentBy Joe  VillasanaPublished: Oct. 23, 2024 at 2:20 PM CDTEmail This LinkShare on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInWACO, Texas (KWTX) - Mayra Guillén, the sister of slain Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén, blasted a report in The Atlantic claiming former President Donald Trump used racist language after meeting with her grieving family in the wake of the brutal murder.Vanessa Guillén was murdered while stationed at what was then known as Fort Hood, Texas in 2020. The soldier’s case led to a reckoning over the U.S. military’s handling of sexual assaults and the passage of legislation meant to mitigate sexual assaults in the armed forces.“Wow. I don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for politics - hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made for service members. President Donald Trump did nothing but show respect to my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today,” Mayra Guillén wrote in a post on the social media platform X as she shared the article by The Atlantic.Wow. I don’t appreciate how you are exploiting my sister’s death for politics- hurtful & disrespectful to the important changes she made for service members. President Donald Trump did nothing but show respect to my family & Vanessa. In fact, I voted for President Trump today. https://t.co/o8cDrKOKBV— Mayra Guillen (@mguilen_) October 22, 2024 During their meeting with then-President Trump, the president offered to pay for Vanessa Guillén’s funeral, but the family and their attorney representing them at the time, Natalie Khawam, informed Trump that they believed the military was taking care of it.The Atlantic’s article claims Khawam told its reporter that she eventually sent the bill to Trump, but that no money was ever received by the Guillén Family.Furthermore, The Atlantic reports that during a meeting in the oval office, Trump asked if he had been billed for the funeral.“According to attendees, and to contemporaneous notes of the meeting taken by a participant, an aide answered: Yes, we received a bill; the funeral cost $60,000,” The Atlantic’s article states.Trump became angry, The Atlantic reported.“‘It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a f****** Mexican! Don’t pay it!’” Trump told his chief of staff, per The Atlantic’s report. “Later that day, he was still agitated. ‘Can you believe it?’ he said, according to a witness. ‘F****** people, trying to rip me off,’” the article by The Atlantic further states.Khawam also took to X to respond to the article.“After having dealt with hundreds of reporters in my legal career, this is, unfortunately, the first time I have to go on record and call out Jeffrey Goldberg @the Atlantic,” the attorney wrote.“Not only did he misrepresent our conversation, but he outright LIED in HIS sensational story. More importantly, he used and exploited my clients, and Vanessa Guillen’s murder… for cheap political gain. I would like to also point out that the timing of this ‘story’ is quite suspicious, as this supposed conversation that Trump had would have occurred over four years ago!”Khawam further asked, “Why a story about it now?! As everyone knows, not only did Trump support our military, he also invited my clients to the Oval Office and supported the I Am Vanessa Guillen bill too. I’m grateful we were successful in getting bipartisan support of the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act, and because of everyone’s hard work and efforts our service members now have more protections and rights while serving our country.”Cecily Aguilar was sentenced to 30 years in prison for her role in the April 2020 murder of Vanessa Guillén.She was the only person to be charged in Vanessa Guillén’s murder and admitted to helping her boyfriend, Spc. Aaron Robinson, dismember Vanessa Guillén’s body before burying her remains in shallow graves along the Leon River. Robinson killed himself in Killeen before Vanessa Guillén’s body was found.Copyright 2024 KWTX. 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