President Donald Trump celebrated the death of former FBI Director and Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Saturday via social media, posting: “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” Mueller, 81, who led the 2017–2019 Russia probe into Trump’s 2016 campaign, died Friday (likely Parkinson’s-related, diagnosed 2021).
Pattern of Comments
Trump has a history of crass remarks on deceased critics:
- 2017: Allegedly told fallen soldier’s widow “he knew what he signed up for.”
- 2018–19: Attacked late Sen. John McCain (e.g., “never a fan,” false class rank claim).
- 2019: Told Rep. John Dingell’s widow he was “looking up” from hell.
- 2021: Called late Colin Powell a “classic RINO” for Iraq “mistakes” and anti-Trump votes.
- Dec. 2025: Reposted attacks on Kennedy family hours after JFK granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg’s cancer death (age 35).
- Late 2025: Mocked murdered director Rob Reiner’s death as “Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Context and Reaction
This fits Trump’s pattern amid ongoing 2026 DHS shutdown (since Feb. 14 over immigration), but no direct link. Republicans criticized the Mueller post; it echoes his foes-first rhetoric.
