President Trump is being criticized for writing that he’s “glad” about the death the Republican former FBI Director Robert Mueller, a Marine Corps officer who served during the Vietnam War and received a Bronze Star for heroism and a Purple Heart. Trump wrote on social media: “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”
[Note: Mueller, who as Special Counsel led the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election that Trump repeatedly decried as a “witch hunt,” released a 2019 report that failed to bring charges against Trump, though his work produced seven guilty pleas and charges against Trump allies Paul Manafort and Roger Stone, as well as 32 other people.]
Popular American Jesuit priest Father James Martin, editor-at-large of America and founder of Outreach, a ministry and resource center for LGBTQ Catholics, responded to Trump’s comment by writing: “God help us. This is disgraceful language coming from a Christian, or anyone with a soul. It was just as wrong to celebrate the death of Charlie Kirk as it is to celebrate that of Robert Mueller. May they rest in peace. And may we never forget that Jesus’s message is about mercy.”
Political analyst and public opinion pollster Scott Rasmussen, founder of Rasmussen Reports, replied to Martin: “I understand why the president would have had this reaction on a personal level. However, I wish he had the discipline to keep it to himself.”
Democrats and Republicans alike have chastised Trump for his remarks about Mueller, including Fox News star Brit Hume who wrote: “This is the kind of stuff Trump does that makes people not just oppose him but hate him. There was no need to say anything.” (Rasmussen shared Hume’s post.)
Note: Both Martin and Rasmussen are promoting new books: ‘Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest,’ and ‘Out of Touch: The Elite One-Percent and the Battle for America’s Soul,’ respectively.
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