I won't rehash our domestic Dear Leader's remarks about Rob Reiner's murder because if you give a damn you've already heard about them or seen them for yourself. (If you don't give a damn, you can stop reading.)
Trump's remarks are totally in keeping with my estimation of his character. As such, they didn't surprise me, or not much, anyway. In the interest of doing my bit to reclaim our country's soul, however, I have to speak up about them.
Death, particularly violent death, shouldn't be fodder for politics.
Need I remind Trump supporters of how angry they were when Charlie Kirk was murdered? People who voiced their dislike of Kirk behaved insensitively in the moment; those who celebrated his death were grossly out of line. Trump supporters' outrage at such people might have stemmed in part from a sense that their side had lost an effective voice, but it also came out of a genuine sense of grief.
If you wanted people who disliked Kirk just to shut up in the immediate aftermath of his killing, remember that others feel the same way about the Reiners. And if you have the grace not to air whatever unsympathetic thoughts you have about them right now, thank you. But could you go one step further, and tell Trump that you would like him to do the same?
To tell Trump that he was out of line isn't a betrayal of him: it's an affirmation of your own soul.
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