Donald Trump has been condemned as a “vile, disgusting man” and a “sick human being” after gloating over the death of Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Mueller, a decorated Vietnam war veteran who led a politically explosive investigation into Trump, died on Friday aged 81, triggering a callous reaction from the US president.
“Robert Mueller just died,” Trump responded quickly on his Truth Social platform. “Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”
Even by the president’s own norm-shredding standards, the comment was unusually harsh. There was a chorus of opprobrium from the “Never Trump” movement in his own Republican party.
Michael Steele, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, wrote on X: “@realDonaldTrump you are a vile disgusting man. Petty and pathetic, you are a hypocrite who reeks of weakness and insecurities with no moral core. Regardless of the politics, the American people should be embarrassed and ashamed for ever having entrusted you with leadership.”
The radical leftist communist preacher who gave people free food and healthcare and demanded that everyone provide those around them with the same care and generosity and that one spends on themselves?
They use his name, but follow none of his teaching or example and openly oppose everything he stood for.
The Bible is a horrible, sick collection of twisted, disgusting documents spanning many genres, but whether he was real or mythical, Jesus is a respectable role model even for an angry atheist like myself.
I read “this man” to mean Trump. And I agree that people who support him have no shame.
But similar to others in this thread, I do know leftist people who identify as Christian and do follow the actual teachings and lessons of Jesus. They may not be the majority of self-proclaimed Christians in US, but they absolutely exist.
Oh. Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. Sorry for the misunderstanding!