Trump Reportedly Says People With Disabilities Should Die And The Media Ignores It
Fred Trump III said that on numerous times his uncle Donald Trump said that people with disabilities cost too much and should die, but the media doesn't care.
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Trump Reportedly Said Disabled People Should Die
Over the years, the corporate media and the American people have become desensitized to Donald Trump’s extremist and dangerous statements, but the latest claims by his nephew, Fred Trump III, deserve much more attention than they are getting.
ABC News interviewed Fred Trump, who has a good relationship with his uncle and had been in the Oval Office a dozen times while Donald Trump was president, but Fred Trump III also has a son with complex disabilities who requires care.
What Trump III told ABC News deserves much more attention than it is getting:
"I was in the Oval Office 12 times about. And that was our mission: to advocate for people with complex disabilities," he said.
He added, "It culminated in May of 2020 in the Oval Office. Donald was there, and he was very gracious. Several other folks were there, including the group that we brought down. We dispersed. I was asked to go back and see Donald. He greeted me with his familiar, 'Hey, pal. How's it going?'"
He says he "sat down for a bit" with his uncle.
"And he just came out with, 'These people, all the expenses. They should just die,'" Fred Trump recalled. "He's talking about human beings who have complex issues, and the first thing he could say was they should just die."
This wasn’t the only time that Donald Trump made these comments. He also told Fred Trump III that he should just let his son die.
Video of Fred Trump III:
Donald Trump mocked a disabled reporter during the 2016 campaign, but the stories, as relayed by Fred Trump III, are more than mocking.
Donald Trump is suggesting that people with expensive medical needs should die.
The reaction from the media, including ABC News, was to frame their story around Trump’s nephew saying that the Republican nominee is “atomic crazy.”
Below, we’ll talk about the real issue that is being ignored.
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