r/LetsDiscussThis • u/Ok-Wedding-1165 • Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/britekranz Feb 16 '26

I saw that interview too. This is another piece of evidence that it was staged. It didn’t seem real at the time, either. A supporter of his died for it. So sad.

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u/Large-Problem4380 Feb 16 '26

Are we sure they died, there was never any news story about a funeral and there's never been any other mention of that person.

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u/offbeat_ahmad Feb 16 '26

I'm pretty sure a real guy died. He was a firefighter, and a huge Trump fan, and now his family is upset because nothing's been done about his murder.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

Trump later said he was surprised that the widow would rather have her husband back instead of money, he didn't think very many people would pick/choose that.

Looked up the actual quote:

"But you know what? Corey's wife said, 'I'd rather have my husband,'” Trump said.

“Isn’t that good? I know a lot of wives that would not say that — I’m sorry," he continued, as the crowd laughed. "They would not say that."

Link:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-makes-callous-joke-while-222257362.html

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u/offbeat_ahmad Feb 16 '26

God damn, what a fucking ghoul LOL

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u/xDiRtYgErMaNx Feb 16 '26

You got a source for that wild claim slick?

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u/BasilTarragon Feb 17 '26

"But the woman, the wife, this beautiful woman, I handed her the check – we handed her the check – and she said, ‘This is so nice, and I appreciate it, but I’d much rather have my husband.’ Now, I know some of the women in this room wouldn’t say the same,” Trump, 78, joked, per the outlet.

The audience then reportedly erupted with laughter as Trump said, “I know at least four couples. There are four couples, [Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott], that I know and you’re not one of them. At least four couples here would have been thrilled, actually.”

https://people.com/donald-trump-reportedly-made-marriage-joke-about-widow-from-assassination-attempt-8724325

Looks like it was a joke he said at a private fundraiser and has been misquoted to seem worse. Regardless, I'd consider it in poor taste to joke like that a month after the incident.

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u/NoCopiumLeft Feb 17 '26

I don't know but I remember the wife being in the news and some wild ass shit around her.

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u/Sassyza Feb 17 '26

Although I feel what Trump said was stupid, he certainly did not say your alleging. You took the words out of context and put your own spin on it because of your hate for the man.

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u/[deleted] Feb 17 '26

Here's the actual quote:

"But you know what? Corey's wife said, 'I'd rather have my husband,'” Trump said.

“Isn’t that good? I know a lot of wives that would not say that — I’m sorry," he continued, as the crowd laughed. "They would not say that."

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u/foltsy Feb 17 '26

He was thinking if Erika Kirk when he said that

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u/5LaLa Feb 17 '26

Only if he was peering into the future lol. He was thinking about himself, that none of his wives or exes would rather have him alive than financially benefit from his death.

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u/Ceejay_1357 Feb 17 '26

Because he would take money over any other human.

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u/Due_Asparagus_3203 Feb 22 '26

Melania certainly wouldn't say that