President Trump has publicly condemned Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three young children, after her murder trial ended in a mistrial. Speaking at the White House, Trump called the case a "horrible tragedy" and said Clancy "did a horrible, horrible thing", adding that she would eventually face consequences, whether "a mental institution or jail". His comments follow a hung jury in Plymouth Superior Court, meaning Clancy will now face a retrial.

Clancy, 36, admits strangling her children Cora, five, Dawson, three, and 18-month-old Callan with exercise bands at their Duxbury home in January 2023, but denies murder, saying she was overmedicated for postpartum depression and suffered drug-induced psychosis. After the killings she attempted suicide by jumping from an upstairs window, leaving her paralysed and wheelchair-bound. The jury deliberated for more than 37 hours before Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial on Friday; prosecutor Tim Cruz maintains the killings were cold-blooded murder, while defence lawyer Kevin Reddington argues an impartial retrial jury will be impossible to find. A further hearing is scheduled for 29 September.