Trump Rips Debbie Dingell as Ingrate Over John Dingell Funeral Honors
Trump says he gave the late Congressman John Dingell a maxed-out sendoff and that his widow, Rep. Debbie Dingell, thanked him before turning into a critic.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump accused Rep.Debbie Dingell of ingratitude, saying he honored her late husband, former Congressman John Dingell, with a maximum tribute after his death.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Upon his death, I gave Congressman John Dingell, the Royal Sendoff, MAXED OUT! His wife, Debbie Dingbat, called me and thanked me profusely, while crying uncontrollably. She couldn’t believe I would do such a nice thing! Since then, she says nothing but bad about your favorite President, ME! Every time I see that Third Rate Loser ripping me, I’m amazed, because I’m a loyal person, I don’t do things like that but, that’s OK — It’s Politics. However, it shouldn’t be that way! Trump
Debbie Dingbat” on September 6, 2026 at 2:44 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 14th message released today, and the last post was 2 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 47 of his 619 posts over the last 30 days classified as Uncategorized posts.
The post attaches an edited graphic with the words “Debbie Dingbat” printed across a photo of an older man and a blonde-haired woman seated together. Trump used the same nickname in the body of his message, a play on the surname Dingell. The post credits no specific event or funeral honor and offers no independent record of the phone call it describes.
An edited graphic featuring former Rep. John David Dingell Jr.
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Debbie Dingell has represented Ann Arbor and much of Washtenaw County since 2015, after taking over the seat from her late husband, according to jstreetpac.org. She won her husband’s former congressional seat in 2014, according to time.com. Before entering Congress, she worked in the auto industry for more than three decades, where she was president of the General Motors Foundation and a senior executive responsible for public affairs, according to jstreetpac.org. She also served as chairman of the Wayne State University Board of Governors, according to jstreetpac.org. She additionally chaired the Michigan Infant Mortality Task Force and the Children’s Leadership Council of Michigan, according to jstreetpac.org.
Debbie Dingell remembered her husband in a Facebook® post after his death. “My heart is broken. My true love is gone,” she wrote, according to time.com. “The tears are flowing pretty freely as I miss the man that made me whole,” she wrote, according to time.com. She described John Dingell as “my one and only true love” and said the couple had been “a team for nearly 40 years,” according to time.com.
Trump directed readers to his own account by mentioning the source (see truthsocial). The post remains a personal grievance rather than a policy statement, offering no verifiable detail beyond Trump’s account of the exchange.
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