‘Good, I’m glad he’s dead’: Trump’s insensitive comments about the dead hit a new level

 

President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House on March 20, 2026. 

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For years, President Donald Trump has offered crass and insensitive comments about people who died — especially his foes.

But on Saturday, he explicitly celebrated the death of former FBI Director Robert Mueller, writing, “Good, I’m glad he’s dead.”

As a special counsel, Mueller probed Trump and his 2016 campaign as the leader of the Russia investigation during the president’s first term.

“Robert Mueller just died,” Trump posted on social media shortly after the death was first reported. “Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”