Why is RIP Mr. President trending on X, Twitter, social media?

"RIP Mr. President" is trending, and it's alarming a lot of folks on social media.

After all, concern would naturally come for current President Joe Biden.

And former President Jimmy Carter remains in hospice care, following the death of his wife Rosalynn earlier this week.

However, the reason the phrase is trending is because the assassination of President John F. Kennedy occurred 60 years ago today − Nov. 22, 1963.

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Kennedy was gunned down by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, shocking the nation and world. On Nov. 25, 1963, the day of Kennedy’s funeral, the nation observed a day of mourning.

Here are what some people are saying on X, formerly known as Twitter, about "RIP Mr. President."

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: RIP Mr. President trends to mark 60th anniversary of JFK assassination

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