Mr. President, Don’t Mock the Dead
In response to the brutal murder of a film icon, President Trump resorted to an all-too-common “unthinking cruelty,” a choice unbecoming for the leader of the free world. (Daniel Heuer/AFP via Getty Images)
Americans have become inured to Trump’s social media taunts. Yet he still finds ways to shock us on occasion.
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Given Rob Reiner’s contributions to American culture—from his days as a sitcom star on All in the Family to his direction of iconic films such as When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men—it was entirely appropriate for the president of the United States to weigh in on his horrifying death over the weekend.
Sadly, the way President Donald Trump has done so is beyond the pale. His Monday post on Truth Social is worth reading in full, in part because many Republican lawmakers will spend the next few days claiming not to have seen it.
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