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Political Backlash
- Republican critics, including Rep. Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene, condemned Trump’s remarks as inappropriate and disrespectful to a grieving family, emphasizing that the deaths were a personal tragedy, not a political event.
- Some Republicans called the comments “inappropriate,” “disrespectful,” and linked them to a worrying erosion of basic courtesy and empathy in political discourse.
Media and Celebrity Response
- On ABC’s The View, hosts including Whoopi Goldberg and Ana Navarro sharply criticized Trump’s comments as “shameful,” “disgraceful,” and lacking basic compassion for an American family in mourning. They framed the post as a deeply personal attack in a moment meant for sympathy, not political critique.
- Other figures in entertainment and public life also expressed shock that a president would use a violent double homicide as a backdrop for partisan commentary.
Broad Public Reaction
- Social media and conservative commentators expressed surprise at the tone of Trump’s message, with some noting that even staunch Trump supporters found the remarks distasteful given the circumstances.
- News organizations from around the world reported on the backlash, highlighting how unusual it is for political leaders to directly politicize a recent murder involving a prominent public figure.
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