Trump Calls Out Political Rivals, DOJ in Christmas Message

Former President Donald Trump posted a Christmas message on Truth Social calling on his political opponents to “rot in hell.”

Trump’s Words: The Christmas day post from Trump read, “Merry Christmas to all, including Crooked Joe Biden’s ONLY HOPE, Deranged Jack Smith, the out of control Lunatic who just hired outside attorneys, fresh from the SWAMP (unprecedented!), to help him with his poorly executed WITCH HUNT against ‘TRUMP’ and ‘MAGA.’ Included also are World Leaders, both good and bad, but none of which are as evil and ‘sick’ as the THUGS we have inside our Country who, with their Open Borders, INFLATION, Afghanistan Surrender, Green New Scam, High Taxes, No Energy Independence, Woke Military, Russia/Ukraine, Israel/Iran, All Electric Car Lunacy, and so much more, are looking to destroy our once great USA. MAY THEY ROT IN HELL. AGAIN, MERRY CHRISTMAS!”

For Context: Jack Smith is the special council leading the Department of Justice’s criminal cases against Trump. The Justice Department has issued two indictments against Trump, one in June alleging Trump mishandled classified materials, and one in August alleging Trump conspired to overturn the 2020 election.

How the Media Covered It: The post received considerable coverage in left-rated outlets, many of which labeled the message “unhinged.” The Daily Beast (Left bias) disputed each sentence of the post, then contrasted the post with President Biden, who “took a more traditional route in his Christmas messaging.” Newsweek (Center bias) focused on criticism of the message from fellow politicians and professors.