Since Corey Comperatore was shot and killed by a now deceased gunman during Donald Trump's Butler, Pennsylvania rally Saturday, the former fire chief's family has yet to hear from the ex-president, according to his wife, Helen Comperatore.Per TODAY, Corey "Comperatore was an avid Trump supporter who...
  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    CNN reports:

    Helen told the Post that President Joe Biden tried to call her, but she declined to speak to him since her husband ‘was a devout Republican, and he would not have wanted me to talk to him.’

    But she added that she does not hold the current president responsible for what happened to her family.

    ‘I don’t have any ill will towards Joe Biden,’ she said. ‘I’m not one of those people that gets involved in politics. I support Trump, that’s who I’m voting for, but I don’t have ill-will towards Biden.’

    Let’s see:

    1. Decides who to ignore calls from based on her husband’s wishes

    2. Claims to not be involved in politics, yet supports a certain candidate

    Yep, that’s a garden-variety republican.

    The important takeaway here is that Biden made an effort to reach out.

    • lennybird@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 months ago

      Ok my respect is quickly dropping for these buffoons caught in the crossfire. But it’s like interviewing an attendee from a nazi rally, what should I expect? Critical thinking? Morals? Hah!

      “devout Republican” haha… They’re a religious cult.

      • elbucho@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        4 months ago

        Why would you have any respect for Trump supporters going to a Trump rally? Just because they were unlucky? They’re still shitty people.