'How vile and evil to get joy from the suffering of others:' GMB viewers slam Dominic West for telling Kate Garraway he 'jumped for joy' over Trump's Covid diagnosis despite her husband Derek battling the disease
Dominic West was criticised by Good Morning Britain viewers on Friday when he claimed he 'jumped for joy' upon learning President Trump has coronavirus.
The Wire actor, 50, didn't hold back when asked for his views on Trump's positive result after the President, 74, had minimised the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic for months.
Appearing on video link from his Wiltshire home, Dominic was branded 'evil' and 'disgusting' after saying: 'Well I did slightly leap in the air with joy.
'I think the phrase is "what goes around comes around". I just hope it doesn't interfere with him being elected out of office that's all.'
'How vile and evil to get joy from the suffering of others:' GMB viewers slammed Dominic West on Friday for telling Kate Garraway he 'jumped for joy' over Trump's Covid diagnosis
Thumbs up: President Trump said on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, after downplaying the virus for months
Kate, 53, questioned if Dominic was suggesting he wished Trump well on a personal level, but perhaps felt this was karmic given that Trump had previously downplayed the virus.
The actor's words were somewhat tone deaf, given that Kate's husband Derek Draper, 53, has become the longest patient battling coronavirus in hospital in the UK as he enters his seventh month in hospital.
Dominic said: 'Well there's an element of schadenfreude I suppose.
'I'm not a fan of his, as you can probably tell, and I just hope Biden stays healthy and gets the presidency as quickly as possible. I think Trump is a catastrophe for America and the world.'
Shocked: Kate, 53, questioned if Dominic was suggesting he wished Trump well on a personal level but perhaps felt this was ironic given that Trump had previously downplayed the virus
Painful: Dominic's words were tone deaf given that her husband Derek Draper has become the longest patient battling coronavirus in hospital in the UK (pictured in December 2019)
It's fair to say that lots of people on social media had called it 'karma' that Trump had been diagnosed following his recent downplaying of the virus.
Dominic also added that he hoped the diagnosis would make Trump supporters take the virus more seriously than they had in the past.
While the US President is certainly a divisive figure, some viewers felt as though Dominic shouldn't have rejoiced over someone getting a potentially fatal virus.
Viewers took to Twitter to slam Dominic for revelling in another person's ill health
They took to Twitter in their droves to write: 'I have never heard of Dominic West before. I wonder when the Karma bus will be trundling toward his family? What a vile, evil person he is to obtain joy from the suffering of others.'
'Disgusted with @GMB interview with @DominicWest taking delight in @POTUS positive COVID test. No matter your politics, evil to wish ill on others.
'@kategarraway how did you accept this and smile given your husband’s COVID history?'
'Disgusted with @GMB interview with @DominicWest taking delight in @POTUS positive COVID test. No matter your politics, evil to wish ill on others.'
Yet others agreed with him.
They wrote: 'Brilliant Dominic West doesn’t give a toss. When asked about Donald Trump, he was smiling ‘it is what it is’. Karma.'
'Hahahahahahaha love Dominic West. Saying it exactly as it is.'
'Dominic West was ace in the Wire. He's just topped that.'
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he and his wife Melania had tested positive for COVID-19 and were going into quarantine, upending the race for the White House.
He tweeted: 'We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!'
Trump is at high risk with the deadly virus both because of his age and because he is considered overweight. He has remained in good health during his time in office but is not known to exercise regularly or to follow a healthy diet.
Trump minimized the seriousness of the pandemic in its early stages and has repeatedly predicted it would go away. He rarely wears a mask and criticizes people, including Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, who do.
More than 200,000 people have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in the United States alone, with the elderly and those with pre-existing conditions especially hard hit.
Mixed bag: Other viewers agreed that Dominic was right to mock Trump given how much he has downplayed the virus
One word: Social media lit up after Trump announced on Twitter that he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 including Padma Lakshmi who posted one word: 'Karma'
Democrat hoax: Sophia Bush asked on Twitter if the coronavirus was still a 'Democrat hoax'
In quarantine: Trump announced that he and Melania were in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19
Science wins: Ken Jeong tweeted not to deny science
Sometime symptom: Whitney Cummings, 38, took to Twitter with a reference to one of the symptoms of coronavirus
Positive side: Star Wars actor Mark Hamill, 69, tried to find the positive in the situation
Trump's positive test means that others at the highest levels of the U.S. government may have been exposed and have to quarantine, too.
A White House official said contact tracing was under way.
Trump's physician, Sean Conley, said he expected the president to carry out his duties 'without disruption' while he recovers.
"The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence," Conley wrote in a memo that was distributed to the press.
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