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Article snippet: President Trump on Saturday referred to a Democratic congresswoman as “wacky” and said she “is killing the Democrat party.” His comments are the latest response to a controversy that Trump's Saturday morning tweet is now stretching into its fifth day. Trump also offered faint praise to the “Fake News Media” for covering the story of his feud with Rep. MORE (D-Fla.) over a phone call to a military family following the death of a soldier in Niger. “I hope the Fake News Media keeps talking about Wacky Congresswoman Wilson in that she, as a representative, is killing the Democrat Party!” he tweeted. Wilson earlier this week described a Tuesday phone conversation between Trump and the widow of Army Sgt. La David Johnson, who was killed in Niger. Trump initially called Wilson “wacky” in a Thursday tweet, accusing her of lying about the content of the call after “secretly” listening in. Wilson was in a car with the fallen soldier’s family when Trump called, and the family confirmed her description of the call, which took place on speakerphone. Wilson said the president told the widow her late husband "knew what he signed up for ... but when it happens it hurts anyway." Johnson's mother told The Washington Post that the president disrespected the family with his call. The White House later appeared to confirm what Trump said during the call but has accused Wilson of politicizing a "sacred" issue. "It stuns me that a member of Congress would have listened in on that conv... Link to the full article to read more