Rep. Frederica Wilson skips votes in Washington as she faces racist and rude threats
Another feud amid the most acrimonious political season in modern history has sparked another round of threats against an elected official.
Rep. Frederica S. Wilson (D-Fla.) skipped votes in Washington this week amid a wave of threats against her since she sparred with President Trump over the treatment of the widow of a soldier killed in Niger.
The 74-year-old lawmaker represents a Miami-area district and is now among the dozens of lawmakers to face threats this year. She was riding in a limousine with the widow of Sgt. La David T. Johnson this month when Trump called to convey his condolences. But the content and tone of the call prompted Wilson to complain to reporters, sparking a feud that has stretched into this week as Trump yet again defended his actions during the call.
In the wake of her criticisms, Wilson “spent this week in the district because of concerns about her safety in the aftermath of the feud that President Trump started with her,” the congresswoman’s spokeswoman, Joyce Jones, said in a statement.
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