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[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

What you're saying is true, but the problem is that the part where Trump doesn't give a shit about Kirk can't be spun. There is nobody who would see Kimmel criticizing Trump for having zero empathy for Kirk, and accept the spin that it was an insult towards Kirk.

On the other hand, the first part can be spun. They say that Kimmel was lying about the assassin's motives which dishonors the memory of Kirk. Of course, Kimmel said no such thing.

In fact, he was saying that MAGA was lying about the assassin's motives. As far as I know, we still haven't heard anything about the killer's motives, so anybody who claims they know the killer's motives, even his parents, are just making shit up.

So, as far as I can tell, Kimmel was doing what MAGA was claiming that they were doing, being respectful towards Kirk, while calling out people who were being disrespectful. And meanwhile, MAGA was doing what they were claiming Kimmel was doing, lying about the shooter's motives. But I won't say that this really dishonors Kirk. He'd have lied, too.