President Trump was in rare form this morning while responding to the news of Matt Lauer’s firing. He launched into bizarre accusations and demanding the investigation of other media figures, even insinuating that then-Congressman Joe Scarborough’s intern Lori Klausutis did not die of natural causes in 2001.
So now that Matt Lauer is gone when will the Fake News practitioners at NBC be terminating the contract of Phil Griffin? And will they terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the “unsolved mystery” that took place in Florida years ago? Investigate!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2017
Strangely, the tweet was deleted from Trump’s feed only to be reposted with no apparent changes.
This is the president attempting to exploit the tragic death of a young woman — one who had heart problems and hit her head when she fell — to score a cheap spurious political point. Indecent. Inhumane. https://t.co/YghCLJ0R7P
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) November 29, 2017
Medical examiners in Florida determined that Klausutis died from a head injury suffered during an unprotected fall. She had lost consciousness because of heart-related issues.
A 28-year-old congressional aide who died last month in her Panhandle office lost consciousness because of an abnormal heart rhythm and fell, hitting her head on the desk.
Although the immediate cause of Lori Klausutis’ death was the head injury, the abnormal heart rhythm may have proven fatal in itself, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy said Monday.
Klausutis didn’t know she had the heart condition that caused the abnormality, Dr. Michael Berkland said.
The body of the Niceville woman was found July 20 in the Fort Walton Beach office of U.S. Rep. Joe Scarborough.
Looks like I picked a good day to stop responding to Trump's bizarre tweets. He is not well. https://t.co/XJhW5ZHNfs
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) November 29, 2017
You would think that in a Twitter rant from Trump triggered by sexual misconduct in the media, the worst part would be his acting as if he has some claim to the moral high ground, which he also did.
Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired from NBC for “inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.” But when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News. Check out Andy Lack’s past!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 29, 2017
Trump values being unpredictable and I doubt anyone would have predicted he would launch veiled murder accusations against a media nemesis. No one would have predicted it but I doubt anyone is actually surprised though.
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