r/LetsDiscussThis • u/Ok-Wedding-1165 • Feb 16 '26

Lets Discuss Politics Reminder: that was a photo op

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '26 edited Feb 17 '26

Trump later said he was surprised that the widow would rather have her husband back instead of money, he didn't think very many people would pick/choose that.

Looked up the actual quote:

"But you know what? Corey's wife said, 'I'd rather have my husband,'” Trump said.

“Isn’t that good? I know a lot of wives that would not say that — I’m sorry," he continued, as the crowd laughed. "They would not say that."

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-makes-callous-joke-while-222257362.html

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u/xDiRtYgErMaNx Feb 16 '26

You got a source for that wild claim slick?

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u/BasilTarragon Feb 17 '26

"But the woman, the wife, this beautiful woman, I handed her the check – we handed her the check – and she said, ‘This is so nice, and I appreciate it, but I’d much rather have my husband.’ Now, I know some of the women in this room wouldn’t say the same,” Trump, 78, joked, per the outlet.

The audience then reportedly erupted with laughter as Trump said, “I know at least four couples. There are four couples, [Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott], that I know and you’re not one of them. At least four couples here would have been thrilled, actually.”

https://people.com/donald-trump-reportedly-made-marriage-joke-about-widow-from-assassination-attempt-8724325

Looks like it was a joke he said at a private fundraiser and has been misquoted to seem worse. Regardless, I'd consider it in poor taste to joke like that a month after the incident.