{"id":2582616,"date":"2026-03-22T14:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-trump-deserves-empathy-after-celebrating-muellers-death\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T14:08:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T18:08:51","slug":"bessent-trump-deserves-empathy-after-celebrating-muellers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-trump-deserves-empathy-after-celebrating-muellers-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent: Trump deserves &#8217;empathy&#8217; after celebrating Mueller&#8217;s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-trump-deserves-empathy-after-celebrating-muellers-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended President Trump&#8217;s remark about former FBI Director Robert Mueller&#8217;s death, saying Trump deserves empathy for what he and his family have endured, in the context of the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Bessent said it\u2019s impossible for him or NBC\u2019s Kristen Welker to fully understand what Trump has experienced, and Welker had noted that Mueller did not order the raid. Trump\u2019s statement that he was \u201cglad\u201d Mueller died at 81 drew backlash from Democrats who labeled it vile. The article notes Mueller\u2019s death at 81 and mentions his Parkinson\u2019s disease, diagnosed in 2021 and publicly announced in 2025. It also recalls Trump\u2019s prior controversial remarks, including about Rob Reiner, and notes bipartisan condemnation from several Republican lawmakers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bessent says Trump deserves &rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-sends-national-guard-to-stop-california-insurrection\/\" title=\"... Sends National Guard To Stop California Insurrection\">empathy&#038;rsquo<\/a>; after he celebrated Mueller&rsquo;s death<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2538908\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\">Scott Bessent<\/a> cited the FBI&rsquo;s raid on President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> Mar-a-Lago resort when asked about Trump&rsquo;s statement on former FBI Director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/robert-mueller\/\">Robert Mueller&rsquo;s<\/a> death.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is receiving backlash for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499650\/robert-mueller-died-trump-says-glad\/\">saying he&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >glad&#038;rdquo<\/a>; Mueller died at 81<\/a>, saying the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-secret-service-agent-discusses-assassination-attempt\/\" title=\"Ex-Secret Service Agent Discusses Assassination Attempt\">director &#038;ldquo<\/a>;can no longer hurt innocent people&rdquo; on Truth Social. Bessent said Sunday he watched footage of &ldquo;what may have been an illegal raid&rdquo; on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4468114\/fbi-records-contradict-claims-biden-was-not-aware-of-mar-a-lago-raid\/\">Mar-a-Lago<\/a> when asked about the appropriateness of Trump&rsquo;s remark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4499851\/dc-traffic-cherry-blossom-season\/\">What to expect from DC traffic as peak cherry blossom season approaches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4499600\/trump-overpowered-opposition-byron-york\/\">Trump &#8216;overpowered&#8217; opposition: Byron York&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4498665\/allies-with-us-operation-epic-fury-guy-benson\/\">Allies are with the US during Operation Epic Fury: Guy Benson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;[The FBI was] going through his wife&rsquo;s wardrobe, and I watched the look in his eye, and I think that neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and to his family,&rdquo; Bessent said on NBC&rsquo;s <em>Meet the Press<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499650\/robert-mueller-died-trump-says-glad\/\"><strong>ROBERT MUELLER HAS DIED AT 81, TRUMP SAYS HE&rsquo;S &lsquo;GLAD&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3439414&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=a27406a31446a0a57449b19ca7242ec9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NBC&rsquo;s Kristen Welker said Mueller did not order the raid on Mar-a-Lago, and pressed Bessent on whether it&rsquo;s appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of any United States citizen. Bessent responded that it is &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-30-reasons-kamala-harris-would-be-a-terrible-president\/\" title=\"Top 30 Reasons Kamala Harris Would Be A Terrible ...\">impossible&#038;rdquo<\/a>; for either him or Welker to understand what Trump has been through.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Again, I think that the, uh &mdash; we should all have a little empathy for what has been done to him and his family,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Reps. Dan Goldman (D-NY), Jason Crow (D-CO), and Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4499706\/democrats-lambaste-trump-response-mueller-death\/\">have condemned Trump as &ldquo;vile&rdquo; <\/a>over his remark against the former FBI director.<\/p>\n<p>Mueller served as the second-longest FBI director in history, behind J. Edgar Hoover. He was diagnosed with Parkinson&rsquo;s disease in 2021; his family <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/31\/us\/politics\/robert-mueller-parkinsons-disease.html\">announced<\/a> the diagnosis in 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4499600\/trump-overpowered-opposition-byron-york\/\"><strong>TRUMP &lsquo;OVERPOWERED&rsquo; OPPOSITION: BYRON YORK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump previously received pushback <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3918286\/trump-negative-reaction-truth-social-post-rob-reiner-trump-derangement-syndrome\/\">over his statement on Hollywood director Rob Reiner&rsquo;s death in December<\/a>. <em>The<\/em> <em>Princess Bride<\/em> director was a vocal critic of Trump online, and the president said on Truth Social that Reiner &ldquo;reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blames-rob-reiners-tds-for-directors-death\/\" title=\"... blames ...&#039;s &#039;TDS&#039; for director&#039;s ...\">mind crippling disease<\/a> known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.&rdquo; Reiner&rsquo;s son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on felony charges following his parents&rsquo; death, and he pleaded not guilty to the murder of his parents in February.<\/p>\n<p>Five Republican lawmakers joined Democrats in condemning Trump&rsquo;s statement on Reiner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bessent: Trump deserves empathy after Mueller&#8217;s death<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2582617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26075514845062-e1774196948527.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6499,8262,22228,15322,3634],"class_list":["post-2582616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-death","tag-empathy","tag-mueller","tag-op-ed","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26075514845062-e1774196948527.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582620,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582616\/revisions\/2582620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}