Donald Trump: Disabled Americans “Should Just Die”?

25 Jul

Fred C. Trump III has an article in Time Magazine out: “My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son ‘Should Just Die’” The article is an excerpt from an upcoming book, “ALL IN THE FAMILY: The Trumps and How We Got This Way“.

What is the context of this quote, “Should just die”? I’d strongly suggest reading the article, but it comes down to this: Donald Trump’s nephew was able to get a White House visit to for a group of disability activists to speak with officials in the White House. This included Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar. Again, I’d encourage you to read the article, but here’s one section that stands out:

Azar was still in the Oval Office when I walked back in. “Hey, pal,” Donald said. “How’s everything going

“Good,” I said. “I appreciate your meeting with us.”

“Sure, happy to do it.”

He sounded interested and even concerned. I thought he had been touched by what the doctor and advocates in the meeting had just shared about their journey with their patients and their own family members. But I was wrong.

“Those people . . . ” Donald said, trailing off. “The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.” 

I truly did not know what to say. He was talking about expenses. We were talking about human lives. For Donald, I think it really was about the expenses, even though we were there to talk about efficiencies, smarter investments, and human dignity.

I turned and walked away.

We already know Mr. Trump is no friend to the disability communities. From mocking a disabled reporter (and then being spineless and denying that’s what he did) to disparaging disabled veterans (“A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because ‘it doesn’t look good for me.’ ), the pattern is clear. But, this was his own family. And Trump thinks his own grand nephew should, “just die”.

It’s hard enough to get support for people with disabilities in America. Can we really afford another Trump presidency? Pick and issue that’s important to you. If you are disabled or love someone who is disabled, what issue could mean more to you than disabled people should just die?

By Matt Carey

4 Responses to “Donald Trump: Disabled Americans “Should Just Die”?”

  1. wzrd1 July 25, 2024 at 05:10 #

    Let me know if this seems to ring a bell, since Trump has been stealing that party’s entire musical program.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aktion_T4

    Add in, Trump would be like a Hitler without rails, but with nukes.

  2. giftbearer July 25, 2024 at 08:57 #

    This is horrendous! I’ve been hearing that there are some bad policies slated for Project 2025 that will hurt people’s benefits who are disabled. Not only do we need to rid the country of Trump but all those he installed in key positions. Please vote blue all the way down ballot so that these things won’t be allowed to happen!

    • wzrd1 July 25, 2024 at 15:35 #

      The sad truth is, Germany and here share a commonality, “That could never happen here” was said in both places and well, Germany did have the gas vans pull up to nursing homes and mental hospitals to murder all of the long term disabled and mentally challenged patients.

      Once that was completed, then did they finally move toward their “Final Solution” of Roma, Jews, dissidents and homosexuals mass murders.

      Of course, Trump is still worried about us getting into WWII… The sane in this country is more concerned about our starting WWIII. Likely via the method used to invade Poland. But, that’s being paranoid, it’s utterly impossible and has never happened in human history before if you ignore actual living history.

      The world has gone mad!
      But, never fear, we have a progressive party that’s also shown contempt for their voters by discarding their winning primary candidate, teaching their voters that their votes really do not matter. Whatever could go wrong?

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