As noted in this space yesterday, a fire broke out in Trump Tower, killing one. Before turning to the reaction from the Left to this tragedy, a few points are worth emphasizing.
First, the man who died was not Donald Trump, who was in Washington when the fire broke out. Second, the blaze erupted on the fiftieth floor of the building, making it impossible for firefighters to manage or extinguish the flames using normal protocol, such as ladders. The fire could have easily spread out of control, resulting in a disaster of epic proportions.
So how did opponents of the president (aka Trump haters) respond when they received the news? Here’s has-been music legend David Crosby, who last November tweeted, “If you’re a Trump dummy and you don’t like progressives Don’t come to my show a**hole.”
Will this presidential election be the most important in American history?
I would have posted the original tweet, but Crosby deleted it shortly after it was posted.
Some of Crosby apparent fans also shared their thoughts on social media:
#trumptower is on fire and all I want to do is pop some popcorn and watch it burn. pic.twitter.com/9103AlOqmH
— I Resist 'cause I'm Pissed ???? (@TieDye_Squirrel) April 7, 2018
@realDonaldTrump let it burn, baby. Let Trump tower burn to the effing ground.
— ♿️trump a national disgrace (@worst_potus_evr) April 7, 2018
@FBI I promise it wasn’t me LOL but I swear I’m prophetic… 3 days ago I asked who wanted to set the trump tower on fire with me in NYC and then this happened…. ???????? pic.twitter.com/zCQZAsGfi3
— ???????????????????? (@captainkarly) April 7, 2018
Some people ascribed ulterior motives to the president:
Trump Tower on fire. Wonder what evidence they’re burning. #trumptower pic.twitter.com/vbANOEjQsb
— Matt Ott (@themattott) April 7, 2018
This is an insurance scam on Trump's part.
Fire breaks out at Trump Tower in New York https://t.co/PFeJF2opED— Mrs D says Common Sense tells you…???????????? (@Mrs_Cldh) April 7, 2018
Trump Tower on fire. Wonder what evidence they’re burning. #trumptower pic.twitter.com/vbANOEjQsb
— Matt Ott (@themattott) April 7, 2018
As noted earlier, Trump was nowhere near the Manhattan building when the fire broke out, but that didn’t prevent one obviously high-information voter from posting this:
Hate you @realDonaldTrump so much I wouldn’t piss on a ???? to save your life #TrumpLikesPeePee #TrumpRussia #TrumpTower #PeePeeTape #FuckDonaldTrump
— Dani Danger (@00Danger7) April 7, 2018
It wasn’t only the unwashed, however, who expressed opinions of the sort liberals once famously decried. Here is an embedded, now-defunct tweet by a man who identifies himself as a mental health counselor.
I now understand why there is a mental health crisis in this country.
People who say they “get excited” and “hope for major damage” at the sight of #TrumpTower catching on fire are MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS!
OH MY GOD!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/g765M9VMoX
— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) April 8, 2018
Well, at least we can agree on one thing…#trumptower pic.twitter.com/UrsBwOyuAp
— Lisa ????????❤???????? (@Lisa_Lisa_NJ) April 8, 2018
Saturday’s fire was not the first this year. In January, three people were injured when a fire began in the building’s cooling unit. The reactions were every bit as obscene:
TRUMP tower on fire — Dancing in the streets!!
— John Marine (@john_marine481) January 8, 2018
The fire at #TrumpTower is a foretaste of the eternal damnation awaiting him.
— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) January 8, 2018
#Fire at #TrumpTower results in steady stream of #SmileyFaces. @realDonaldTrump #HappyMonday pic.twitter.com/fIxjZZ8Chv
— Rod Harvey Jr. (@hotrodinvegas) January 8, 2018
Try not to remind liberals that they are the party of civility. It makes their heads hurt.
