Trump Complains About Nancy Guthrie’s Case Dominating News Coverage Amid 3rd Week of Search
What To Know
- President Trump suggested that news coverage should begin to focus on other issues than Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
- Authorities are in their third week of searching for Savannah Guthrie’s mom, who’s been missing since January 31.
- Investigators have released footage and evidence related to the case, ruled out family involvement, and found no DNA matches for a glove discovered near the scene.
President Donald Trump has said the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is a “very sad situation,” but also suggested it’s time to start reporting on other issues.
The president made the remark while aboard Air Force One on Thursday (February 19), when he was asked by Fox News’ Peter Doocy for his thoughts on the Guthrie case. The mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie has been missing since January 31, when she is believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
“Boy, it’s so crazy. It’s so bad,” Trump said of the situation before commenting on some of the details from the investigation, such as how Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected the morning of her disappearance.
He then added, “We have to start reporting on other subjects also and see what happens. It’s a very sad situation.”
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Trump previously announced on Truth Social that he was “directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family’s, and Local Law Enforcement’s, complete disposal, IMMEDIATELY.”
“We are deploying all resources to get her mother home safely,” he wrote in the February 4 social media post. “The prayers of our Nation are with her and her family. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT NANCY! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP.”
Earlier this week, he told the New York Post he would direct the Department of Justice to impose the death penalty for Nancy’s abductor(s) if she is not released unharmed. He said those responsible would face “very, very severe, the most severe” consequences.
Since Nancy was reported missing on Sunday, February 1, investigators have released doorbell camera footage of a masked suspect, shared a description of the potential abductor, and gathered possible DNA evidence. A test on a glove found two miles from Nancy’s home yielded no matches in the FBI DNA database.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office has also ruled out Nancy’s family members from being involved in the abduction. This comes after reports from former NewsNation anchor Ashleigh Banfield that Savannah’s brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, was a lead suspect in the case.
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