A former Hillary Clinton volunteer drew swift condemnation -- and
lost his job -- after mocking the widow of a fallen Navy SEAL who was honored
by the president during his congressional address Tuesday night.
Dan Grilo, who said in his Twitter profile that he was a former
volunteer for both Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama, made the remarks
after Trump paid tribute to Carryn Owens. She is the widow of U.S. Navy SEAL
William “Ryan” Owens, who was killed in a counterterrorism raid in Yemen last
month.
“Our veterans have delivered for this nation—and now we must
deliver for them,” Trump said, eliciting an extended standing ovation from the
entire chamber for a visibly emotional Owens.
“Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero – battling against
terrorism and securing our nation,” Trump said.
While widely regarded as the most powerful
moment of the night, Grilo was not impressed. Responding to a tweet from L.A.
Times reporter Matt Pearce, who noted that Owens was crying and
overwhelmed, Grilo tweeted:
“Sorry, Owens' wife, you’re not helping yourself or your husband’s
memory by standing there and clapping like an idiot. Trump just used you.”
The tweet quickly zipped around social media as commentators on
both sides of the aisle were outraged by the swipe. Donald Trump Jr.
called the tweet an example of “hatred from the other side."
Hatred from the other side. I would think
this is beyond what a human is capable of saying to someone, but it's
not! pic.twitter.com/nNVfFWJmDh
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 1, 2017
Grilo followed up, apologizing for what we called a “poorly worded
tweet.”
Grilo’s account soon went private, and was then deleted entirely.
But the tweets were saved and archived by other Twitter users.
Grilo’s
LinkedIn page says he works as a principal for the
Chicago-based Liberty Advisor Group. But as of Wednesday morning, Grilo’s
profile page on the site had been deleted, and the company later confirmed that
an employee had sent what they called "an offensive and inappropriate
tweet" regarding the Gold Star family.
In a statement,
the company said that while the message was from his personal account,
"his comments were inconsistent with the Company's values."
"Regardless of whether the comments in the tweet were
intended to cause the hurt and anger that they ultimately generated, they were
unacceptable to us, and the individual who issued the tweet is no longer
affiliated with Liberty," the statement said.
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