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‘Vile’ Trump condemned for gloating over Robert Mueller death

Mar 21, 2026Center Left

Outrage mounts after president posted on Truth Social he was ‘glad’ former FBI director and special counsel had diedDonald Trump has been condemned as a “vile, disgusting man” and a “sick human being” after gloating over the death of Robert Mueller, a former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).Mueller, a decorated Vietnam war veteran who…

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