https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/1030129887623958538

this is the appropriate statement and what Trump SHOULD have said

And besides that, it's an honorable tribute to the Queen of Soul

@IИVДLID CЯΞДΓIФИ So he mentioned that she used to work for him which is a lead up on why he knew her well makes him an egomaniac? I think you're over reacting

this is what he said

"The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is dead. She was a great woman, with a wonderful gift from God, her voice. She will be missed!"

it kind of does, because it just re-affirms that he has to almost make everything about *him* in some form or another

and good, because his statement to the press was off the cuff which of course, was scummy and disrespectful

I can't even find what he said to the press

It was per WH press pool

Cherry picking lol

I mean come on, you don't say that shit

Its just low and disrespectful, end of story

So she worked for Trump, big deal. Not even the MSM is over reacting to this as per usual

Although maybe they will, it's pretty recent

Its not an over-reaction, it's just pointing out that its indecent to make someone's death about you, either in a minor or significant manner.

This isn't hard

Well if Trump knew Aretha "well" , I don't see what's wrong with mentioning it

and if that part is fine, then the second part definitely is fine

"I mean, why in the fuck can he NOT make everything about him? He's such a fragile egomaniac and that is just so disrespectful to say to one of the most iconic female singers of all time
Just have some basic decency, ffs. That's all Americans ask of him, but clearly, he's incapable of doing that because of his insecure ego.(edited)
R E S P E C T"
That is most definitely an over reaction to a cherrypicked line of something so micro as stating he knew her well

You can call it an overreaction, I say its the stone cold truth

if anything, his ego is what drives him

Believe me, Trump would *not* be considering to revoke Brennan's, Hayden's, or Clapper's security clearances if they praised him on network television

That's 💯 true

I don't care about their security clearances, we're talking about a moment of sorrow lol

He couldn't give a flying fuck if they lied to Congress or spied on senate staffers

and it is an over reaction

What Im saying is, he works off of ego and being flattered

Nothing else

So him simply saying he knew the person well is working off his ego and him flattering himself

Saying that "she just worked for me" is just disrespectful, flat on its face

period

You adding ***"just"*** in that sentence changes it completely, but he didn't

There was literally no good fucking reason for him to say that, none.

lol

yes, godforbid I add one word

No really it does, because just implies that's the only reason he cares

like it's no big deal she died

Even if you take "just" out, it still doesn't make it less disrespectful, so really, this doesn't have any meaning whatsoever

Well the thing is he didn't just say that one comment