Radio host Charlamagne Tha God warned President Donald Trump that his rhetoric could shape how people respond to him after death following Trump’s post reacting to Robert Mueller’s passing.
Trump wrote on Truth Social after learning of Mueller’s death, “Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” The post immediately drew reaction across radio and television.
Charlamagne, speaking on “The Breakfast Club,” tied Trump’s language directly to how he believes the public will treat the president in the future.
“You are also putting yourself into a position that when you pass, people are going to treat it like Mardi Gras in New Orleans,” he said.
He pointed to earlier outrage surrounding reactions to the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, arguing that Trump had condemned similar behavior before.
“I mean, you’ve already ruined yours because you’re, you know, going to go down as the worst president of all time because you don’t give a damn about democracy, wiping your a– with the Constitution, and on pace to lead this country into the worst financial crisis of all time,” Charlamagne said.
He continued, pressing the point about long-term reputation. “But you are also putting yourself into a position that when you pass, people are going to treat it like Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The celebrations folks are going to have, the things people are going to say about you when you pass.”
Charlamagne then shifted to Trump’s family, questioning whether the president had considered how those closest to him would view his words.
“Mr. President, I don’t care about how many buildings you put your name on, bridges, tunnels, they can create holidays. None of that will matter because you have hurt way too many people,” he said.
“And more importantly, you get back the energy you put out. Do you care? Do you care what Barron sees about you after you pass? Do you care what Melania sees about you after you pass? What about your grandkids?”
Mueller served as FBI director from 2001 to 2013 before later leading the special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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That investigation brought charges against multiple Trump associates, including Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn, and detailed contacts between Trump campaign figures and Russian individuals without establishing a criminal conspiracy.
On ABC’s “The View,” co-host Ana Navarro also reacted to Trump’s post and pointed to what she described as a pattern in how he speaks about people after death.
“There is something particularly galling about a commander-in-chief in the middle of a war taking to Truth Social to attack somebody who won a Bronze Star and Purple Heart while commander bone spurs was dodging the draft,” Navarro said.
She contrasted Mueller’s record with Trump’s actions and criticized the lack of condemnation from Republicans.
“I just want to remind people, though, because I haven’t heard — I’ve heard very few Republicans condemn this this weekend,” she said.
Navarro then argued that the same tone would be reflected when Trump dies.
“Let me just say this, karma never forgets an address. And he is 80-years old, he’s got obvious visible physical ailments, and there will be people that when he passes away — as we will all pass away — will write these type of things and celebrate.”
Other co-hosts weighed in as the discussion shifted toward how people respond publicly to death.
Whoopi Goldberg rejected claims that people on the Left had celebrated Charlie Kirk’s killing, saying she had expressed sympathy for his family.
“I listened to you guys kvetch and clutch your pearls about what you thought was being said about Charlie Kirk. I listened to you. We felt for his family,” Goldberg said.
Sunny Hostin agreed, while Goldberg continued outlining what she believes is the appropriate response.
“Do you know what, go with God. I didn’t like what he did, I didn’t like what he did to me, but go with God,” Goldberg said. “This is what we say about people we don’t like.”
The discussion moved into a separate segment involving co-host Joy Behar, who left the table during a high-profile interview with “American Idol” winner Carrie Underwood.
Behar’s absence drew attention because of earlier criticism she made about Underwood’s decision to perform at Trump’s second inauguration.
Former co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck responded at the time, defending Underwood and criticizing Behar’s remarks.
“That @TheView @JoyVBehar needs to simmer down off my friend,” Hasselbeck wrote on X.
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She later added that Underwood is “an INCREDIBLE WOMAN” and said Behar could learn from her “strength.”
“When those comments got passed around, even Whoopi Goldberg couldn’t agree with the outlandish remark of Joy Behar,” Hasselbeck told “Hannity” in January of last year.
“She wants us to believe that [about] Carrie Underwood, who won ‘American Idol’ by American votes, who had an album and tour called All-American Girl, who actually has spent more time on USO tours, serving and helping and donating money to our nation’s finest, our military, their families and our veterans – is about to perform ‘America the Beautiful’ at the historic event of the inauguration of the President of the United States of America,” she continued.
Hasselbeck accused Behar of making the comments for “selfish publicity gain.”
“She wants to attach her name to Carrie Underwood’s name so that she maintains relevance because they know the ship is sinking,” she explained.
Behar did not address those comments during the broadcast, even as Hasselbeck returned to the panel temporarily.
After the interview segment concluded, Behar returned to the table, and moderator Whoopi Goldberg told viewers she would appear later on the program’s companion podcast.
Hasselbeck also addressed comments made by commentator Megyn Kelly regarding U.S. soldiers killed in a recent military operation.
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“How dare you, Megyn Kelly. How dare you tell a military person who’s sacrificed their lives for our nation, in our uniform, when they were sacrificing their lives in our uniform, how dare you tell them or their families or our nation what they died for,” Hasselbeck said, looking directly into the camera.
She continued, rejecting Kelly’s framing of the soldiers’ deaths. “But, my heart, with my friends in the military, you do not get to authorize who they died for,” she said.
“I come here, I may vote Republican and I’m a conservative, but I’m a thinking woman, and I have a heart with this war — or, military attack.”