Trump attacks a dead man again. Trump is a terrible person. Most Republicans won’t condemn these despicable comments.
A response from Rep. Debbie Dingell’s office after the president’s attack tonight. https://t.co/rvO5kgzJ93 pic.twitter.com/WD46Lzg3Si
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) December 19, 2019
John Dingell served our country in World War II. He was the longest-serving Member of the House in history, was instrumental in passing Medicare, Civil Rights, Clean Air Act, & more. @realDonaldTrump is not fit to carry Mr. Dingell’s boots. How dare Trump disparage his memory.
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) December 19, 2019
Trump made fun of a widow tonight at his Rally in Battle Creek, MI. The woman was Rep Debbie Dingell who lost her husband last year. He was a loved and respected Congressman. Trump mocks his death implying he may be looking up from Hell. Then pretend cries acting like he’s Debbie pic.twitter.com/wje7J1xqyX
— Mystery Solvent (@MysterySolvent) December 19, 2019
Debbie Dingell has managed her public grief with all the grace in the world, but her pain has been visible. She wears her husband’s rings around her neck on a chain. She‘s teared up in front of reporters. It’s devastating to think that anyone would choose to make that pain worse. https://t.co/WWThpdIzZQ
— Olivia Nuzzi (@Olivianuzzi) December 19, 2019
As he was getting impeached, Trump ridiculed a dead congressman who was an iconic figure in the House https://t.co/THqqCJnbZA
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) December 19, 2019
He mocks a widow- imitating her supposedly thanking Trump after her husband’s death – & then “jokingly” says that Rep. Dingell is in hell now. This isn’t normal, it’s not even human. Ask every @GOP defender to respond to this, please. Make them defend the indefensible. https://t.co/XytloELfma
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) December 19, 2019
Stories covering Trump's insult of John Dingell need to mention that this is a pattern.
— Chris Lu (@ChrisLu44) December 19, 2019
In June, Trump seemed to imply that he was happy that McCain was dead and had gone on to "far less green pastures."
Those comments were made at a faith conference. https://t.co/qkiUMgpKtn
Does the president really believe that simply lowering a flag for a deceased lawmaker should have protected him from a vote for impeachment? Trump’s expectations of loyalty & support for relatively insignificant actions are illuminating … https://t.co/YiPN2jc2x1
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) December 19, 2019
Trump rhetoric infects the press. Rep. Dingell did not “hit back.” She expressed her grief over the President of the United States cruelly criticizing her recently deceased husband. https://t.co/87NCG8QqSu
— John Warner (@biblioracle) December 19, 2019
Correct. Not even a consideration for him. https://t.co/Q8MZtFYUwu
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) December 19, 2019
The "counter-puncher” metaphor also posits Trump as the victim because when he’s “counterpunching” he’s supposedly defending himself from attack when in fact he’s being a bully. https://t.co/OoHSa4vEm9
— Touré (@Toure) December 19, 2019
We have enabled him. He has been allowed to prosper while constantly saying things like this. He has rarely been held accountable. That’s one reason impeachment matters. https://t.co/SY7HFtfyKU
— Matt Lewis (@mattklewis) December 19, 2019