The world is in mourning after the death of soul legend Aretha Franklin.
But in amongst the warm memories, heartfelt words and touching tributes shared was a statement so narcissistic only one man could be responsible: Donald Trump.
The US President somehow managed to make the death of one of his country’s greatest icons all about himself.
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“I want to begin today by expressing my condolences to the family of a person I knew well,” he began, before bizarrely adding “She worked for me on numerous occasions.”
The rest of his statement was not too bad by Trump standards – it didn’t make sense at points, but didn’t continue to be downright offensive.
We don’t know whether we feel better or worse after reading that.
To read some beautiful tributes to Aretha Franklin, click here.
Top Comments
At least he did not sit on state at her funeral grinning ear to ear when a 26 year old female danced wearing a leggt mini-skirt in front of him. But let's go ahead and make it about him...
Why are we all surprised? The man is not renowned for his eloquence or oratory skills.