'A little weird': GOP strategist points to Trump’s silence on Baltimore bridge collapse



Since the news broke early Tuesday (March 26) morning that the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore had collapsed after it was hit by a 900-foot cargo ship, killing six people and injuring two, Maryland Governor Wes Moore and President Joe Biden's White House both confirmed no foul play or terrorism contributed to the devastating incident.

Still, Republican leaders and commentators have not failed to push conspiracy theories in their efforts to blame the Biden Administration for the tragedy.

Fox News' Maria Bartiromo, speaking with US Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), alleged the collapse was a result of Biden's immigration policy, while Infowars host Alex Jones commented on X (formerly Twitter), "Looks deliberate to me. A cyber-attack is probable. WW3 has already started."

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Additionally, far-right US Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) joked about the national disaster on X, tweeting, "Baltimore obviously won't rename the new bridge after Francis Scott Key again. So, any guesses on the new bridge name?"

Ryan Fournier, co-founder of Students for Trump, replied, "George Floyd Fentanyl Memorial Bridge."

However, one prominent Republican has not had much to say about the tragedy at all — former President Donald Trump.

In a Thursday, March 28 report, Politico notes the 2024 Republican nominee's sole response to the bridge collapse "has been to share a clip of Sean Hannity criticizing President Joe Biden for not saying enough about what Hannity called 'the tragic bridge collapse that took place in Baltimore.'"

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Longtime GOP strategist Scott Reed told the news outlet Trump's silence is "a little weird. It was a national tragedy, it’s going to cost $2 billion, it’s going to screw up a lot of people’s lives and impact goods traveling around the world."

Reed added, "At a minimum," the former president could "express sympathy toward the poor six men that died that were doing their jobs on the midnight shift, keeping commerce flowing."

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