Observers struggled to find words sufficient to express their disgust after President Donald Trump suggested at a Michigan rally Wednesday night that former Rep. John Dingell—who passed away in February at the age of 92—is in hell following his widow Rep. Debbie Dingell’s vote in support of impeachment.

“I’m preparing for the first holiday season without the man I love. You brought me down in a way you can never imagine and your hurtful words just made my healing much harder.”
—Rep. Debbie Dingell

“Debbie Dingell, that’s a real beauty,” Trump said as he boasted about the funeral honors he allowed for John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history.

Trump claimed Rep. Debbie Dingell called him after the funeral and thanked him for the proceedings. Dingell’s office told reporters that the congresswoman, who succeeded her husband in 2015, did not call the president.

“‘John would be so thrilled. He’s looking down, he’d be so thrilled. Thank you so much, sir,'” Trump said Dingell told him. “I said, ‘That’s ok, don’t worry about it. Maybe he’s looking up, I don’t know.'”

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