Newspaper apologizes to family for not publishing mother's anti-Trump - obituary Posted: Jan 17th, 2019 - 2:24 pm
The Louisville Courier Journal apologized to a Kentucky family after the paper refused to run a paid obituary mentioning the dearly departed's less-than-fond feelings about President Donald Trump.
Frances Irene Finley Williams passed away on Nov. 21 and loved ones said they wanted to make it clear that the 87-year-old believed Trump had a bad impact on her final years.
The homemaker was critical of Trump's temper, immigration policies, views on women's rights and ethical standards, her daughter, Catherine Duff, and son, Art Williams, told NBC News on Thursday.
"The whole thing, the whole Trump administration infuriated her," Duff said.
The family paid their local newspaper, the Courier Journal, $1,684 to publish an obit that Williams' family thought was routine.
It listed her activities at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, her love of bridge, dancing, horse racing, babies, flowers, animals, Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson — and her disdain for Trump.
“Her passing was hastened by her continued frustration with the Trump administration," the obit said.
But the paper balked and said it wouldn't run the submitted obit unless the Trump line was removed. The family said no.
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