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Hollywood is speaking out after President Donald Trump allegedly made "insensitive" comments towards the wife of a fallen soldier.
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson of Florida said she overheard a phone call POTUS made to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson, a U.S. soldier killed in Niger by Islamist militants this month. According to her, he told her that her husband "knew what he signed up for, but I guess it still hurts."
The president responded to the backlash on Twitter Wednesday morning saying Wilson's comments were completely fabricated, as Wilson herself stood by her account.
Democrat Congresswoman totally fabricated what I said to the wife of a soldier who died in action (and I have proof). Sad!
@realDonaldTrump
I stand my account of the call with @realDonaldTrump and was not the only one who heard and was dismayed by his insensitive remarks.
@RepWilson
Wilson also appeared on CNN Wednesday morning to add, "I have proof, too: this man is a sick man," saying Johnson's widow "broke down" after the call and said Trump "didn't even know his name."
See how celebrities and media figures alike have slammed the president's alleged comments:
You, @realDonaldTrump, are a worthless, pathetic man. Everyone else: donate here to help this brave man's family: https://t.co/QyGJrVkkcG https://t.co/Y4YtUBGQdc
@oliviawilde
Channel your anger and make a donation to Sgt. Johnson's scholarship fund https://t.co/NsljH8Sl0V https://t.co/HzO992wem7
@Alyssa_Milano
Kneeling at a football game has nothing to do w disrespecting our military— THIS — this has EVERYTHING to do w it https://t.co/meAV3remSV
@SarahKSilverman
THIS is how @realDonaldTrump talks to widows of soldiers who died for our country. He's going STRAIGHT TO HELL!!!!! https://t.co/lpFPv462WC
@ThePerezHilton
This.
@RealMerrinD
Plus and then add the fact that 45 is a racist. https://t.co/JCGtb0y6Ve
donald trump is a cruel bastard https://t.co/8jzvK6Ne0F
@Rosie
You don't have proof of anything except you lying repeatedly on camera every time you speak. You shouldn't be allowed to talk at all. https://t.co/1b59UXDQij
@chelseahandler
I agree. He has turned into Alex Baldwin's impression of him. https://t.co/jzU2brVpmm
@JuddApatow
Just a reminder that the president is a grifter garbage person who is calling a military widow a liar
@MissLeslieG
I LOATHE THE CURRENT @POTUS
@TitussBurgess
This ain't right. #SgtLaDavidJohnson RIP.✊🏾🇺🇸 https://t.co/hW5NtRrlR5
@jfreewright
The sociopath strikes again. Tells grieving widow her husband knew what he signed up for. DT is simply a disgusting human being.
@robreiner
There is a special place in hell for people like @realDonaldTrump who disrespect the widow of a fallen hero. https://t.co/R5Fml3x0X1
@Montel_Williams
They say it's not about race, they're just outraged by kneeling that “disrespects our military.”
@robinthede
So are you outraged now?#SgtLaDavidJohnson
Mrs. Johnson, I cannot begin to imagine your loss. Your family & all who mourn Sgt. Johnson are in my prayers & those of countless Americans https://t.co/c2yjnznn1N
@ChelseaClinton
Donald Trump is an awful, awful person and saying so doesnt make you biased or partisan. It just makes you humanhttps://t.co/rYGUDfzKeh
@brianefallon
OMG - On second thought, will someone please ask @realDonaldTrump NOT to call the families of fallen soldiers? https://t.co/sG8lEpAwFV
@joncoopertweets
Trump mocked McCain for getting captured, attacked a Gold Star family, lied about Obama calling the families of fallen soldiers, and politicized Kelly's son's death. This is not a man burdened by empathy for those who served.
@ezraklein
Honestly, I can't imagine the grief of losing a child in the military and then having to talk to Donald Trump about it
@FeldmanAdam
Speechless.
@BrianKarem
Trump to widow of Sgt. La David Johnson: 'He knew what he signed up for' https://t.co/DBQPBedv8K
This is how Trump spoke to the pregnant widow of a fallen soldier. Unconscionable. pic.twitter.com/VnhPCbzJyL
@TVietor08
Trump saying the death of #SgtLaDavidJohnson was "what he signed up for" is terrible.
@Pappiness
Calling a soldier's widow a liar is worse.
Trump to NFL: "How dare you disrespect our soldiers."
@ReillyRick
Trump to dead soldier's mom: "He knew what he was signing up for."
The man is sick.
Trump disrespects fallen soldier in call to widow, destroying his own persecution of NFL Players. HE'S F*CKING CRAZY pic.twitter.com/oH9It89tmJ
@KeithOlbermann
If you're able to, please consider donating to fund scholarships for fallen soldier, Sgt. La David Johnson's, kids. https://t.co/jUEYfif0by
@ananavarro
“He knew what he signed up for”
@ambermruffin
-A man who has no idea what he signed up for.
In Trump's defense, he's a racist sociopath who struggles to approximate baseline human decency. https://t.co/bSXGApa46A
@scott_tobias
Sadly, Trump had no idea what he had signed up for.
@mileskahn
"I'm so sorry for your loss. But don't you think I'm doing a great job? Let me tell you how hard it is to make these calls. And no other president has ever called you, right?"
@DavidCornDC
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