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Miles Archer

(20,179 posts)
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:20 PM 9 hrs ago

'I Couldn't Care Less': Trump Rejects Chance To Unify Country In Wake Of Kirk Death

'I Couldn't Care Less': Trump Rejects Chance To Unify Country In Wake Of Kirk Death

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-couldnt-care-less-unity-charlie-kirk-death_n_68c42d0fe4b0b3dca95e786e?origin=home-latest-news-unit

Asked Friday on “Fox & Friends” how Americans can “come back together” to “fix this country” after the fatal shooting in Utah on Wednesday that conservatives have blamed on Democrats and the media, Trump appeared wholly disinterested in any semblance of reconciliation.

“I’ll tell you something that’s going to get me in trouble, but I couldn’t care less,” he said.

The president appeared to acknowledge that there are “radicals” on both sides of the political spectrum, only to excuse the conservatives among them for having valid concerns about crime and the border.

“The radicals on the left are the problem,” Trump continued Thursday. “And they’re vicious, and they’re horrible and they’re politically savvy — although they want men in women’s sports, they want transgender for everyone, they want open borders.”
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Deuxcents

(23,935 posts)
1. I'm pretty sure we want a competent leader who takes his oath seriously for all the people..for starters
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:23 PM
9 hrs ago

PoindexterOglethorpe

(28,068 posts)
2. And this is NOT a death to unite this country.
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:24 PM
9 hrs ago

A man that filled with hate? Who advocating murdering anyone he even slightly disagreed with? At least there's one less person putting out that hate.

senseandsensibility

(23,752 posts)
5. This is the comment that Kristin Holmes of CNN fell all over herself to
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:49 PM
9 hrs ago

excuse today, claiming that trump said that out of grief. It really was quite the performance. Trump is the real victim and he is just lashing out out of grief. You can't expect him to take the high road or to lead the country in any way.

KitFox

(397 posts)
6. No surprise at that answer. Similarly tone deaf, when asked outside the White House how he was holding up, he replied
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 07:03 PM
8 hrs ago

very good, now look over here at all the trucks. They’re starting on the ballroom! ( as if anyone but him is excited about a ballroom for christ sake ) They lob him these softball questions, but he doesn’t even know how to fake caring or empathy. And the fact that the shooter turned out to be a 22 year old white Mormon boy from deep red Utah really threw a wrench in his plan to use it for his own purposes to foment even more violence against all who will not bow down in subservience. Thanks for posting the article.

Johonny

(24,582 posts)
8. I cant believe he doesnt have a plan to solve
Fri Sep 12, 2025, 09:40 PM
6 hrs ago

This problem. I mean, he has so many solutions to other problems.

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