Business Insider Criticized for Trying to Normalize the Death of Trump

Business Insider is facing heat after running a piece trying to normalize the potential death of former President Trump.

On Saturday, the liberal magazine published an article titled, "Here's what happens if Donald Trump dies while running in the 2024 presidential election," detailing scenarios of what could happen if he were to expire during his term.

The article went through several hypothetical plots that could occur depending on whether Trump's death occurred before the primary, during the primary, or between the primary and the general election.

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If Trump died during primary season — which ends in mid-June — some states may postpone their scheduled primaries. There's some precedent for this; at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than a dozen states postponed their primaries or expanded vote-by-mail options. If Trump died after the last primary contest, but before the Republican National Convention, the other GOP presidential candidates would have to make a case to every state delegation at the convention for why they should be the party's nominee. And if Trump secured the GOP nomination but died between the convention and Election Day 2024, the RNC would convene to select another presidential candidate.

Human Events senior editor Jack Posobiec responded to the article, pointing out that mainstream media has already begun normalizing Trump's death.

"I think it's pretty clear what message they're sending when they speculate about the death of a candidate they claim is 'worse than Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, etc. combined,'" director of Big Data Poll Richard Baris said. "The last time they did this, a lefty nutcase decided it was heroic to shoot Steve Scalise and four others."

"The Alzheimer's Association lists "changes in mood and personality," including being more "easily upset" as one of ten signs of mental decline. You displayed this type of mood change during a cabinet meeting on January 24, 2022, when you apparently did not know your microphone was on after finishing your opening remarks. You called a White House reporter a "stupid son of a b****" in response to a question asked on inflation," the lawmakers wrote in a letter.

Meanwhile, Trump is still as sharp as a tack.

Last week, the 45th president posted a letter from his doctor, declaring that his "overall health is excellent" and his "cognitive exams were exceptional." The letter says Trump has lost weight due to "an improved diet and continued daily physical activity."