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Trump draws backlash over reaction to Mueller’s death

President Donald Trump has sparked strong criticism after publicly welcoming the death of former FBI director Robert Mueller. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” The remark quickly drew condemnation from political figures and commentators across the spectrum.

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Mueller, who led the high-profile investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election, had long been a target of Trump’s criticism. The president repeatedly attacked Mueller during and after the probe, describing it as politically motivated.

However, Trump’s reaction to Mueller’s death marked a significant escalation in tone, prompting accusations that the comments were inappropriate and disrespectful. Critics argued that such statements undermine norms of political discourse, particularly following the death of a public servant.

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Allies of Mueller highlighted his decades of service, including his leadership of the FBI and his role as special counsel. Many noted that, despite intense political pressure during the investigation, Mueller maintained a low public profile and avoided direct confrontation with Trump.

The backlash to Trump’s comments reflects the continuing divisions surrounding the Russia investigation and its legacy. While Trump supporters have long criticised the probe, others view Mueller as a figure who upheld the rule of law during a politically charged period.

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Yellowtail Star Member

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15 hours ago, retayl said:

So you’re ok with the holder of the highest office posting this? Just checking that you’re not holding him to higher standards than the posters on this forum.

I hate that Trump says cr*p like this, but what was the alternative? Kamala Harris, and an acceleration of everything bad about the Biden administration.

Yellowtail Star Member

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14 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

Not just the left is looking forward to Trump breathing his last sooner rather than later. Any rational human being is looking forward to that, because Trump is a vile and despicable excuse for a man. He's not only wrecking the USA, he is now wrecking the entire planet, wrecking the economy, wrecking the environment, while he himself is raking in billions of dollars by being the most corrupt US president ever, by far.

Almost 80 million people voted for Trump, and you are claiming they are all irrational. I think that speaks more to your level of rationality than anything.

Far and away, I think that most people that voted for Trump, are still happy they voted for Trump.

A lot of non-leftists like a lot of what Trump is doing and trying to do.

14 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

And MAGA got hundreds (thousands?) of people fired for not mourning Charlie Kirk's death "properly". They're making fun of people getting killed by ICE for no reason. Donald Trump jr. made fun of Pelosi's husband almost getting beaten to death. Some Utah Republican representative a-hole joked about Minnesota representative Melissa Hortman and her husband being assassinated. And that's just the tip of the festering hate-iceberg that is MAGA.

Now you are just lying. No one was fired for not mourning Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Most all hate comes from the left. Your post seethes with hatred, while you accuse the people you hate of being hateful.

Yellowtail Star Member

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15 hours ago, candide said:

So what were his lies exactly? Replying to which question? 😀

I did not say he lied. Quit lying.

nexus7 Senior Member

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23 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Everything that comes out of his mouth is ugly, nasty, critical, vindictive, hateful, vengeful or bitter.

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Projection, much? Sounds a lot like your posts on Trump.

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22 hours ago, digger70 said:

Trump wrote: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”

Free Speech for Everyone

The Truth seems to hurt some people

You are ignoring the facts, or you just don't seem to realize that words have a lot of power, and when the leader of the Free World uses words to hurt people and to say nasty and vindictive things, there is nothing beneficial about that for anybody, and it brings shame upon the face of America.

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19 hours ago, thaibreaker said:

I can't even count how many times I've been called a leftie from these ignorant MAGA people, 555. I am on no left or right side in politics, but everyone can see Trump for what he really is. A lying, arrogant POS for sure. The absolute worst kind.

For many people who have lost their objectivity, even a conservative who objects to some of Trump's policies is now considered a leftist. Watch out, pretty soon they might start accusing you of drinking the blood of babies in the basements of pizza parlors in New York City.

Many have simply lost the fight and have lost the will to maintain their own personalities and their own sense of conviction, and have just completely given in to the Kool-Aid gorilla.

bendejo Diamond Member

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8 hours ago, bannork said:

The English language is blessed with a multitude of adjectives, nouns, verbs and idioms to describe the character of someone like Trump.

But sometimes just one word will do:

scum.

I like blackguard but I won't use it when speaking because people think I'm saying black heart.

I like reprobate but I don't use it.

Yellowtail Star Member

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1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

You are ignoring the facts, or you just don't seem to realize that words have a lot of power, and when the leader of the Free World uses words to hurt people and to say nasty and vindictive things, there is nothing beneficial about that for anybody, and it brings shame upon the face of America.

But calling the president a fascist buffoon and the president's wife a whore is all good.

Hypocrisy, thy name is lefty.

Yellowtail Star Member

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1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

For many people who have lost their objectivity, even a conservative who objects to some of Trump's policies is now considered a leftist. Watch out, pretty soon they might start accusing you of drinking the blood of babies in the basements of pizza parlors in New York City.

Many have simply lost the fight and have lost the will to maintain their own personalities and their own sense of conviction, and have just completely given in to the Kool-Aid gorilla.

People obsessed with their hatred/and or despisement of Trump claiming other have lost their objectivity, that's a hoot.

I do not like some of Trump's policies, and I hate the nasty tweets, but he's still much better than the disaster Harris would have been. So I am happy with him.

Leftists disagree, but that is only because Trump stands in the way of the leftward shift of the country, and he does not care about what they say or think.

Again, most Trump voters are still happy they voted for Trump, and all the leftists are still howling about Trump.

The left would rather support Iran against the United States than provide even a Trump a victory.

candide Star Member

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4 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I did not say he lied. Quit lying.

You replied to a post about it. Quit trolling! 😃

Yellowtail Star Member

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Just now, candide said:

You replied to a post about it. Quit trolling! 😃

More deflection and lies from you.

I did not say your hero was a liar. He was, but I did not say he was.

candide Star Member

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1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

More deflection and lies from you.

I did not say your hero was a liar. He was, but I did not say he was.

Now you said it! What was his lie, exactly? 🤣

Yellowtail Star Member

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3 minutes ago, candide said:

Now you said it! What was his lie, exactly? 🤣

He refused to answer any questions in regard to the Steele Dossier, claiming he knew nothing about it, as it was not "in his purview".

Of course, leftists will claim that wasn't a lie.

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1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

He refused to answer any questions in regard to the Steele Dossier, claiming he knew nothing about it, as it was not "in his purview".

Of course, leftists will claim that wasn't a lie.

So you have nothing! That's what I thought! 😃

Edit.

You are lying. He did not say that! 🤣

Taboo2 Gold Member

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I too am glad that Mueller is DEAD! That man cost so many people to spend millions on legal fees for nothing. He destroyed people's lives. He was a worthless human being.

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On 3/22/2026 at 12:56 PM, xylophone said:

So different and absolutely no comparison.........Mueller was a US hero whilst trump is a dumb US coward and a clown. RIP Robert Mueller. Go to hell trump.

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your forgot....Wasted millions on a Lie by Hillary and Obama, going after our President in the USA. EFF Mueller.

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On 3/22/2026 at 5:34 PM, bannork said:

"Thank God for that ( what took you so long, Almighty Maker?)"

More comparisons -

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Just because he served in Nam, does not discount the fact that this man wasted time going after Trump because he hated our President. He lost all integrity when he went on a Witch Hunt to please his Daddy Obama and that evil woman Hillary.

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On 3/23/2026 at 10:31 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

Why? He was a patriot.

Patriot!!!!???? Mueller lost all credibility and it was proven when his investigation turned up nothing against Trump. They did more harm to America for three years...Our country was divided by this man and Obama and Hillary. I am glad he is DEAD!

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15 minutes ago, Taboo2 said:

Patriot!!!!???? Mueller lost all credibility and it was proven when his investigation turned up nothing against Trump. They did more harm to America for three years...Our country was divided by this man and Obama and Hillary. I am glad he is DEAD!

Complete BS!

The findings of the Mueller investigation (that there was a Russian interference to help Trump) have been confirmed in the report from the GOP Senate Committee about it. Signed by Rubio! 😂

https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/116th-congress/senate-report/290/1

Yellowtail Star Member

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1 minute ago, candide said:

Complete BS!

The findings of the Mueller investigation (that there was a Russian interference to help Trump) have been confirmed in the report from the GOP Senate Committee about it. Signed by Rubio! 😂

But they showed there was no collusion with Trump.

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21 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

But they showed there was no collusion with Trump.

Try harder. The report did not frame its findings as “no collusion".

Its conclusion was similar to the Mueller report. It did not conclude that the documented ties between the Trump campaign and Russia amounted to a prosecutable conspiracy, but also did not exonerate the Trump campaign.

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1 hour ago, Taboo2 said:

Just because he served in Nam, does not discount the fact that this man wasted time going after Trump because he hated our President. He lost all integrity when he went on a Witch Hunt to please his Daddy Obama and that evil woman Hillary.

More BS from you. Mueller was a registered Republican, and was appointed special counsel by the Trump administration! 🤣

Red Forever Gold Member

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23 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Mueller and the left used the full force of the DOJ attempting to ruin Trump, Trump's family, and everyone associated with the administration with a baseless investigation.

The left thinks that's great.

Trump makes a negative comment about the guy that tried to ruin him, and the left howls it's the end of democracy.

Trump didn’t just make “a negative comment “.

He spewed vile vitriol at a time when a Statesman would either remain silent or offer words of condolence.

You and your tag Trump supporting partner are below sewer level on this one pal.

retayl Advanced Member

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9 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I hate that Trump says cr*p like this, but what was the alternative? Kamala Harris, and an acceleration of everything bad about the Biden administration.

Seriously? The alternative was to say nothing! What the hell does Harris or Biden have to do with this subject? An intellectually bankrupt deflection!

Yellowtail Star Member

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4 hours ago, candide said:

Try harder. The report did not frame its findings as “no collusion".

Its conclusion was similar to the Mueller report. It did not conclude that the documented ties between the Trump campaign and Russia amounted to a prosecutable conspiracy, but also did not exonerate the Trump campaign.

Where in the report does it say Trump colluded with Russia? It does not.

Yellowtail Star Member

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43 minutes ago, retayl said:

Seriously? The alternative was to say nothing! What the hell does Harris or Biden have to do with this subject? An intellectually bankrupt deflection!

Serios as a heart attack. The alternative to voting for Trump was to vote for Harris, who would have been an exponentially worse president than Trump.

Yes, Trump should have said nothing. What he said was dispicable.

Yellowtail Star Member

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3 hours ago, Red Forever said:

Trump didn’t just make “a negative comment “.

He spewed vile vitriol at a time when a Statesman would either remain silent or offer words of condolence.

You and your tag Trump supporting partner are below sewer level on this one pal.

And most of the leftists here are all spewing vile vitriol at Trump and wishing him dead every day, so pardon me if I find the left's feigned outrage about decency amusing,

I'm still glad I voted for him. Harris would have just ramped up the Biden debacle.

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16 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Serios as a heart attack. The alternative to voting for Trump was to vote for Harris, who would have been an exponentially worse president than Trump.

Yes, Trump should have said nothing. What he said was dispicable.

When are you cult members going to get over your HDS/BDS and start accepting that the cause of Americas sh!t show is occasionally in the White House.

Yellowtail Star Member

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1 minute ago, retayl said:

When are you cult members going to get over your HDS/BDS and start accepting that the cause of Americas sh!t show is occasionally in the White House.

Oh, name calling, how clever. You leftists are just too sharp for me!

candide Star Member

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1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Where in the report does it say Trump colluded with Russia? It does not.

Where in the report is it written that there was no collusion, which was your claim! 🤣

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