Donald Trump’s ‘Gross’ Answer To National Guard Member Funeral Question Draws Fury Online

[Thiệu Ngô]

Critics on social media ripped the president as self-centered.

By Lee Moran

Donald Trump drew yet more accusations of narcissism with his response to a journalist’s question about the funeral of 20-year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed following an attack in Washington, D.C.

Asked whether he plans to attend Beckstrom’s funeral, Trump admitted he hadn’t “thought about it yet” but said it was “certainly something I could conceive of.”

“I love West Virginia,” he continued, referencing Beckstrom’s home state.

The president then pivoted to what critics said made the moment all about himself.

“You know, I won West Virginia by one of the biggest margins of any president anywhere, and these are great people,” Trump boasted.

“I love the people of West Virginia. I love the people of our country,” he added. “But I haven’t given it any thought — but it sounds like something I could do, yeah. It’s very raw.”

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Critics on social media called Trump “truly the most demented malignant narcissist alive,” said he lacks empathy and called the moment “gross.”

@chipHeffsWife
Replying to @atrupar
He did the same nonsense when asked if he was attending Charlie Kirk’s funeral. Started talking about the ballroom. He’s really lost it.

@antiToxicPeople
He is truly the most demented malignant narcissist alive. What a sick man.

StickyBunny
@skullisland1919
Replying to @atrupar
He couldn't conceive of going to a funeral in a state he had lost?

Tom Nichols
@RadioFreeTom
He couldn't, even for one moment, just be a decent person and not make it about himself.

Lord have mercy and may her memory be eternal.

@EMMCTP
Replying to @atrupar
Damn, he transitions to himself breathtakingly easy.

@DrAnnLopez
Replying to @atrupar
He lacks empathy. He is a narcissist. Don’t understand the people who thinks this is leadership.

@emaPeel1
It’s always alllllll about him. Me me me me me me me me me me me me ad nauseam.

@aTXqtp2t
Replying to @atrupar
😱😱😱😱😱 it’s always about him.

@shea_jordan
We can’t continue to normalize this shit.

@fildo28
Replying to @atrupar
I genuinely don't understand why he needs to bring up the state someone is from and then talk about how well he did in the election. It's just gross.

@cholericCleric
Replying to @atrupar
It's like holding one's breath underwater; he starts feeling restless, begins to gasp if it goes beyond a minute when someone or he himself has not been praising him.

@lauraRBelin
Continually amazed that someone who's been in public life as long as Trump has lacks the capacity to say anything appropriate when someone has died.

@CHRISIorfidaCBC
GAWD. For 5 seconds be a human being