It took no time at all for the ugliness to begin flowing once the death of Nancy Reagan was announced.

Here’s a small sample, but don’t worry: their Twitter accounts are all safe since they aren’t conservatives.

It’s worth remembering that President Barack Obama helped set the tone shortly after he was elected in 2008. A notable number of the hate Tweets come from black Americans. As CNN reported:

When a reporter asked Obama if he had spoken with any ex-presidents since his election on Tuesday, he responded that he had spoken to all former presidents “that are living.”

“I didn’t want to get into a Nancy Reagan thing about, you know, doing any seances,” he said.

The President later apologized.

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