Trump just posted an insincere, formulaic tweet about Aretha, probably written by someone else

[highplainsdem]

Link to tweet

The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is dead. She was a great woman, with a wonderful gift from God, her voice. She will be missed!

[lapfog_1]

1. ding ding ding

and we have a winner.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11008642

[Siwsan]

2. Well, that's seems pretty flat and bereft of sincerity

[spanone]

3. 'The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, is dead.'

FUCK YOU TRUMP

[gratuitous]

4. Will he authorize flags to be flown at half staff for three days?

Or wasn't Franklin hot enough to deserve that honor?

[world wide wally]

5. Why do I think that Obama's statement will be just slightly more moving?

[mshasta]

6. he refer to her as simple "dead."...

I will said " pass away"

he is a freaking dog

[malaise]

12. When his death is announced I will post

the following
Dead...dead...dead...like road kill.

[nolabear]

17. They won't be able to bury him, you know.

That ground will be so piss soaked nothing will ever grow on it again. I know it’s on MY bucket list.

[struggle4progress]

7. "Frederick Douglass and I will be meeting once again after the funeral"

[Botany]

8. If that was written by Trump then I won the Heisman Trophy @ Ohio U.

n/t

[malaise]

9. The past Presidents must have told the WH to get on with the fake shit

since they have real tributes to post.

[dalton99a]

11. +1

[Mad-in-Mo]

10. Nope he didn't write that. It has commas.

[dalton99a]

13. Insincere and flaccid

[peekaloo]

21. so is his tweet

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. At least we still have Fred Douglass. Mark my words, he's going places.

ETA: Darn it, struggle4progress beat me to it. See post #7.

[nolabear]

15. Ick ick ick. Not to mention FUCK THAT GUY.

[malaise]

18. Now we can hear from elected Presidents

PHEW!

[nolabear]

19. Right? I hope they're all interviewed. It's gonna be some home going.

I think we can expect to see an incredible funeral and the Obamas right up there with family. And if we’re lucky, Bill and Hillary too.

And FUCK THAT GUY.

[Skidmore]

16. Ignore it and him today.

[lunasun]

20. Maybe that new guy trying to impress trump? Or Hope . Please ignore for AF's family

[thegoose]

22. Definitely not

The orange bloated asshole has no empathy for anyone, especially women and especially women of color.