OBAMAS ON ARETHA: "Graced with a glimpse of the divine."
CLINTONS ON ARETHA: "One of America's greatest national treasures."
TRUMP ON ARETHA: "She worked for me."
#ArethaFranklin
CLINTONS ON ARETHA: "One of America's greatest national treasures."
TRUMP ON ARETHA: "She worked for me."
#ArethaFranklin
UPDATE: To be transparent, I also see he tweeted this: "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!"
Which doesn't excuse saying she "worked" for him.
Which doesn't excuse saying she "worked" for him.
To anyone in the comments saying I took Trump's words out of context, I say this: There is NO appropriate context for him to say "she worked for me" about #ArethaFranklin's passing. I highlighted those words because NO OTHER PRESIDENT would do it.
