Former President Donald Trump paid tribute to Laken Hope Riley, a 22-year-old student who was attacked and slain while jogging near her Georgia nursing school, by meeting backstage with her mother, father, sister, and friends before publicly acknowledging her. However, Trump's gesture was overshadowed by his misspelling of Laken Riley's name on a photo he autographed for her family at his rally, and Marge Greene mispronounced her name. This incident has sparked criticism and discussion online, with the Internet abuzz over the appropriateness of autographing a photo of a deceased individual and posing for photographs in such circumstances.
Why is Trump smiling with an autographed photo of murder victim Laken Riley? Oh, he also misspelled her name. Sickening. https://t.co/CU0KRchScl
Internet Abuzz Over Donald Trump's Autograph On Laken Riley Pic https://t.co/cqlahRCVog
Trump misspelled Laken Riley's name, autographed the picture, and then smiled broadly while holding a photo of a murdered woman. https://t.co/tICteOx3Xv
he's autographing photos of murder victims again https://t.co/N0i5kbBaXg
Just days after criticizing Biden, Trump misspells Laken Riley’s name wrong on a photo he autographed for her family at his rally, and Marge Greene mispronounces her name. https://t.co/2GDeFFORSg
Who autographs a picture of the dead??? What family poses smiling, SMILING, with a politician in an obvious photo op while supposedly "mourning" their daughter??? This is awful. So gross. So. F*cking. Gross. https://t.co/8n6OmrDcvt
Before he publicly paid tribute to #LakenHopeRiley, a 22-year-old student who was attacked and slain while jogging near her Georgia nursing school, former President Donald #Trump met backstage with her mother, father, sister, and friends. https://t.co/RAR1DhqGbA