re: Trump to widow of Sgt. La David Johnson: 'He knew what he signed up for'

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Dem Congresswomen lying. Absolute shocker.

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We all know he’s recording all his calls at this point to combat bullshite exactly like this.

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AntiTrump America continuing to accept Fake News at face value is indefensible.

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Your acceptance of this story at face value is indefensible. AntiTrump America continuing to accept Fake News at face value is indefensible.

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Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, made the stunning claim Tuesday night, saying she was present when the call took place. Sgt. La David Johnson was among the four US soldiers killed by enemy fire in an October 4 ambush in Niger.

"I have proof, too: this man is a sick man," Wilson said Wednesday morning on CNN's "New Day," responding to Trump's tweet. She added that Johnson's widow "broke down" after her call with Trump, saying the President "didn't even know his name."

CNN



Frederica Wilson

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Florida's 24th district
17th (2011–2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded by Kendrick Meek
Member of the Florida Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
November 5, 2002 – December 31, 2010
Preceded by Redistricted
Succeeded by Oscar Braynon
Member of the Florida House of Representatives
from the 104th district
In office
November 3, 1998 – November 5, 2002
Preceded by Kendrick Meek
Succeeded by Redistricted
Personal details
Born Frederica Patricia Smith
November 5, 1942 (age 74)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Paul Wilson (m. 1963; d. 1988)
Children 3
Alma mater Fisk University (B.A.)
University of Miami (M.A.)
Profession Educator, politician

An early supporter of Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, in 2008 she voted for Obama and Joe Biden as one of Florida's presidential electors.[8]

Tea Party
Frederica Wilson has taken a vocal opposition to the Tea Party. At a Miami town hall meeting, she told citizens to remember that the Tea Party is the real enemy and that they hold Congress hostage. She expressed her belief that they have one goal in mind: "to make President Obama a one-term president."[13]

Trayvon Martin case
Wilson took a vocal stance in the death of Trayvon Martin, who was a constituent of hers and whose family she says she has known all her life. She has been both praised and criticized for stating shortly after the killing the motive of the accused, George Zimmerman, was racism. She suggested that Zimmerman had "hunted" Martin, based simply on his race.[14] She called for Zimmerman's arrest “for his own safety.”[citation needed]

In March 2012, in a statement on the floor of the House of Representatives, Wilson said, "Justice must be served. No more racial profiling!"[15] Describing the incident as a "classic example of racial profiling quickly followed by murder", she called for Zimmerman to be arrested.[16] Wilson organized a rally in Miami on April 1, 2012, calling for Zimmerman's imprisonment. She criticized Florida's self-defense gun law, the so-called "Stand Your Ground" law, in the wake of Martin's killing, even though she voted for it as a legislator, sharing her sentiment that when new laws go on the books, they work against the people, the laws "should be looked at and repealed."[17] In April 2012, Wilson said that the death of Martin was "definitely" murder.[18]

Concern had been raised about Wilson's outspoken comments, with some asking if her rhetoric was "making it more difficult for the prosecutor to do her job."[19] Wilson has been calling for tougher laws to prevent the racial profiling that led to Martin's death.[20]

Anti-Hazing
Further information: List of hazing deaths in the United States
Wilson led efforts to combat bullying and hazing both as the South Atlantic Regional Director for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and as a member of Congress.[21] A Miami Herald reporter nicknamed her "The Haze Buster" for her public stance against hazing. She was part of a coalition of African-American fraternity and sorority leaders who launched an anti-Hazing campaign after the 2011 death of Florida A&M drum major Robert Champion Jr.[22]

Shooting of Charles Kinsey
Main article: Shooting of Charles Kinsey
After the release of the video showing police shooting mental health therapist Charles Kinsey in her district, Wilson tweeted that she was shocked and angered by Kinsey's shooting. She added that "Like everyone else I have one question: Why?"[23]

Recognition
MSNBC's “The Grio,” an African-American news and opinion platform, named Wilson a “The Grio 100” for 2012.[24]

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Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad!

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