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Trump Raged at Slain Soldier’s Funeral Bill: ‘$60K to Bury a F***ing Mexican’

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Vanessa Guillén , a 20-year-old American of Mexican ancestry, was sexually harassed and horrifically murdered by a male soldier at Fort Hood in 2020 .

She was buried in her hometown on Aug. 15, 2020 .

Trump reportedly asked his advisers in a meeting, “Did they bill us for the funeral? What did it cost?” When an aide responded “yes” with the bill’s total, Trump allegedly unraveled.

“It doesn’t cost 60,000 bucks to bury a f---ing Mexican ,” he reportedly said.

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