donald trump has received harsh criticism for making a crude comment about the wife of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who was shot to death while trying to protect his family during the attempt on the former president’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, last month.
Trump claimed during a speech rally in Harrisburg on Wednesday that a friend of his had presented Helen Comperatore, Corey’s wife, with a check for $1 million and that fundraising efforts were now in the millions.
“But you know what?” Trump asked supporters. “Corey’s wife said, ‘I prefer my husband.’”
“This is not good?” Trump continued. “I know a lot of wives who wouldn’t say that, I’m sorry. They wouldn’t say that.”
The audience absorbed the comment and laughed.
“But no, it’s a big family, he was a great man, he was a brave man,” said Trump, who later led a moment of silence for the Comperatore.
Trump on Corey Comperatore’s widow: “Corey’s wife said, ‘I prefer my husband.’ It is not good? I know a lot of wives who wouldn’t say that, I’m sorry.” (crowd laughs) pic.twitter.com/hTA7av6TVT
-Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 31, 2024
Critics of X, formerly Twitter, accused Trump of turning Comperatore’s death into a joke.
Trump is indeed a sociopath. Imagine saying shit like that while the family of the deceased is grieving. Horrible.
-Kathleen Ryan, LMSW (@kat8888) August 1, 2024
So heartless and cruel
-Luna Luvgood (@LunaLuvgood2020) August 1, 2024
OH MY GOD. He’s horrible. But you know what? Just like all those MAGATS who laugh with him
-Sebrina Alfonso (@SebrinaAlfonso) August 1, 2024
He is a self-centered sadistic monster.
—Ołówków (@Woofkoof) August 1, 2024
The dead guy is a prop and now a joke. Cruel.
-TnxMrRogers (@TnxRodgers) August 1, 2024
What a sick cockroach.
– CJ Artemisia #CATOS DE NAFO (@Chiffonelle29) August 1, 2024
