Secretary of the Treasury Department Scott Bessent was happy to defend President Donald Trump’s reaction to former FBI director Robert Mueller’s death this weekend.

Celebrating news of Mueller’s death in a Saturday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, “Good, I’m glad he’s dead. He can no longer hurt innocent people!”

The president’s grudge against Mueller goes back to his time as special prosecutor overseeing the investigation into possible collusion between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russian operatives.

Bessent was on the same page when asked about Trump’s sentiment during Sunday’s episode on “Meet the Press.”

“Do you think it’s appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of a Bronze Star, Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam?” asked host Kristen Welker.

“Neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and his family,” Bessent replied.

WELKER: Do you think it's appropriate for the president to celebrate the death of a Bronze Star, Purple Heart recipient who served in Vietnam?BESSENT: Neither one of us can understand what has been done to the president and his familyWELKER: But is it appropriate for the… pic.twitter.com/4nucH76VJJ

Pressing the secretary to say if Trump’s response was an appropriate way to treat any American citizen, the cabinet member doubled down.

“So you don’t think there’s anything wrong with a post saying, ‘Good. Robert Mueller’s dead’?” Welker asked.

“We should have empathy for what’s been done to the president and his family,” he maintained.

Mueller, a registered Republican who was appointed FBI director by then-President George W. Bush, died at the age of 81 on Saturday. Though his family did not disclose his cause of death, two sources with intimate knowledge told MS Now he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

While Trump harbored fierce resentment for Mueller, the prosecutor led the decision not to file obstruction charges over the inquiry which came to be known as “Russiagate” due to his position as sitting president.

In the 2019 report detailing the investigation’s findings, Mueller also concluded there was no evidence of a criminal conspiracy between Trump’s 2016 campaign and Russia.

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