Ex-Clinton volunteer fired after writing derogatory tweet about Navy SEAL widow

A man who is believed to have volunteered for Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama has been fired for posting a derogatory message about Navy SEAL's widow Carryn Owens.

Fox News reports that Dan Grilo responded to a tweet by a Los Angeles Times reporter about Congress applauding her, by writing, "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 backlash has been fierce; the president's son, Donald Trump Jr., released a screenshot of the exchange with the note, "Hatred from the other side. I would think this is beyond what a human is capable of saying to someone, but it's not!"

Liberty Advisor Group, which is where Grilo reportedly worked before the incident, has since issued a statement saying, in part, "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."

On Tuesday night, during President Trump's address to Congress, he recognized Carryn Owens who lost her husband Navy SEAL William "Ryan" Owens in a U.S. military operation.

The Washington Post called that moment "the emotional high point of Trump's joint address..."