Chicago man terminated for tweet about widow of Navy SEAL killed in Yemen

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(Corilyn Shropshire, Chicago Tribune) – Another day, another tweet that cost someone their job.

Before President Donald Trump gave his speech to Congress Tuesday, Chicagoan Daniel Grilo had a job at a financial firm. The next day, he didn't.

During the speech, Grilo, at the time a principal at Liberty Advisor Group, 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.”

Grilo was referring to Carryn Owens, whose husband, Navy SEAL William “Ryan” Owens, was killed during a January raid that targeted an al-Qaida stronghold in Yemen. Owens attended the president's speech and cried as Trump acknowledged her and the audience applauded.

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