Democratic lawmakers and pundits are unleashing on President Donald Trump for his social media post celebrating the death of Robert Mueller , the former FBI director and special counsel who oversaw the 2016 investigation into Russian election interference, calling it “disgusting” and “insane.” Mueller died on Friday night aged 81 , his family said in a statement to the Associated Press on Saturday . A cause of death has not yet been disclosed, though two people familiar with the situation told MS NOW that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Hours after Mueller’s family asked in the statement that their “privacy be respected,” the president wrote on his Truth Social platform , “Robert Mueller just died. Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!” The post drew fiery responses from legions of Democratic politicians and media personalities, who decried its callousness and mourned Trump’s ongoing indifference to the presidential decorum of the past. “I expect every Republican who was outraged at people for celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death to immediately condemn Trump for saying, ‘I’m glad he’s dead’ about Robert Mueller,” wrote liberal political influencer Harry Sisson on X . “This is disgusting.” Many Trump supporters are defending him , however, arguing that Mueller spread “the most destructive lies of the 21st Century” and was “a piece of garbage” for his so-called “persecution” of Trump. Other conservatives condemned the post. “This is the kind of stuff Trump does that makes people not just oppose him but hate him,” wrote Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume . “There was no need to say anything.” Mueller, seen here testifying in 2019 on his report on Russian election interference. Democratic Representative Dan Goldman called Mueller “a true public servant” in his social media tribute, writing : “Yet the President of the United States disgustingly celebrates Mueller’s death simply because he exposed Trump’s efforts to steal the 2016 election.” Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan argued that far too many journalists are reporting on Trump’s post without any detraction, writing , “Very few acknowledgments of how insane and inappropriate it is for the president to respond like this.” He added, “Imagine their response if it was [former President Joe] Biden.” Below are more responses to Trump’s Mueller post: This is disgusting and despicable. Trump literally just celebrated Robert Mueller dying. Mueller did so much good for America. pic.twitter.com/0nzI2kskpU — Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) March 21, 2026 What's telling here, of course, is that Trump has always insisted Mueller CLEARED him Trump's psychotic reaction here suggests: even TRUMP knows Mueller DID NOT clear him pic.twitter.com/K2FAV3FdCp — Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) March 21, 2026 President Donald Trump cheering the death of Robert Mueller - an American citizen, public servant and veteran pic.twitter.com/Aj8mbjK6GS — Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) March 21, 2026 In an era when many young men—including President Trump—were trying to avoid serving in Vietnam, Mueller not only volunteered for the Marines after graduating from Princeton—he spent a year waiting for an injured knee to heal so he could serve. I have always found that be the… https://t.co/eEzjpP56Kr — Ken Dilanian (@KDilanianMSNOW) March 21, 2026 Whether you support the President or not, you know this comment is disgusting. Robert Mueller earned a Bronze Star with valor and a Purple Heart as a Marine fighting for this country. He was a great American. Donald Trump is a horrible human being and an embarrassment to the… pic.twitter.com/Qe9EeaxnxO — Seth Moulton (@sethmoulton) March 21, 2026 The cruelty is the point. Trump’s goal is to distract you from rising gas prices, his aimless war, ICE abuses, and the Epstein files. Don’t give him what he wants. And may Robert Mueller, a US Marine and lifelong public servant, rest in peace. https://t.co/C51NTOt2rq — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 21, 2026 Trump is so unpresidential and such an embarrassment to our country. God forbid, when someone dies, you say nothing at all if you have nothing nice to say—a concept we teach literal children. Meanwhile, many MAGA commentators who tried to cancel anyone who (grossly) made… pic.twitter.com/EsI0avp9ih — Brad Polumbo ⚽️ (@brad_polumbo) March 21, 2026