A progressive teacher filmed herself telling her young daughters she had the ‘best news ever’, prompting them to excitedly say ‘Donald Trump died.’
Krista Cole, a substitute teacher at a Colorado Springs public school, filmed herself asking the girls the question last month.
After the youngsters got it wrong about Trump, she said: ‘Second best news.’
One of her daughters answered: ‘The vice president died.’
Cole – whose husband is Lieutenant Colonel Adam Cole, with the Colorado National Guard – then said ‘third best news.’
That saw her daughter ask whether ‘Elon Musk died.’
Cole finally ended the girls’ suspense by revealing the news she was referring to was the engagement of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.
The encounter has erupted on social media in the wake of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination at a Utah college on September 10.
A viral video shows two little girls excitedly asking their mom if President Donald Trump died after she told them she had good news to share with them
After the mom tells the girls that Trump did not die, one of her daughters asks: ‘The Vice-President died?’
Cole has been placed on leave over the clip and now faces losing her job.
‘When there is a concern that an employee may have violated a district policy in an egregious manner, it is our practice to place them on administrative leave while we conduct a thorough review,’ a spokesperson for the school district told Daily Mail on Tuesday.
‘This matter is being addressed administratively, and we cannot comment further on personnel issues. What we can say is that there is no safety threat to Chipeta Elementary, and our focus remains on providing a safe, supportive learning environment for our students.’
Social media users have been leaving comments with the Army and the school district, demanding the parents be fired over the video.
Many have also demanded that Child Protective Services pay them a visit.
One X user wrote: ‘Well, that is disturbing. A military wife posted that the best news her kids thought of was the death of the Commander in Chief? We’re cooked.’
Another said: ‘Unbelievable. Just unbelievable. I don’t know what to say. The father of these children is a Lt. Col. in the US Army? Unreal.’
The children also asked their mom if Elon Musk had died after she said she had good news
The video went viral as the nation’s conservatives continue mourning Charlie Kirk, a political activist and commentator shot dead at Utah Valley University last week
A third added: ‘This cannot be reposted and senior leadership tagged enough. This is one of the saddest, most disgusting things I have ever seen. Those poor children.’
Daily Mail reached out to Krista Cole and the Colorado National Guard for comment.
It is unclear why she she chose to share such a controversial video with the viewing public, with her social media pages since deleted.
While not directly linked to the assassination of Kirk, Cole’s video comes amid renewed discussion over political polarization in the US.
Donald Trump and other top Republican figures have claimed that left-wingers are more violent and bloodthirsty than conservatives.
Conservatives have cited a YouGov survey that found up to 26 percent of young liberals said violence is sometimes acceptable to achieve political goals.
Just seven percent of right wingers in the same age bracket included in the survey agreed.
