President Trump early Tuesday blasted Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) for coming to his office “begging” for donations, and as someone who “would do anything for them.”
The broadside against Gillibrand from Trump comes a day after the New York Democrat said Trump should resign from the presidency because of the accusations numerous women have made against him for sexual misconduct.
Gillibrand said the accusations against Trump are “credible” and should be investigated, and told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour that the president should resign.
Less than 24 hours later, Trump was on Twitter calling Gillibrand a “flunky” for Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and a “lightweight” lawmaker.
He also made a reference to Gillibrand’s statement this month that President Clinton should have resigned from office, calling her “very disloyal” for the former president.
Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2017
Gillibrand responded later on Tuesday, ripping Trump and saying he could not silence her.
You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office. https://t.co/UbQZqubXZv
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) December 12, 2017
Gillibrand has been a voice against sexual harassment for years, and made a name for herself in the Senate by pushing for reforms to the military.
She’s been in the center of the news over the last week as allegations of sexual misconduct against men in politics, entertainment, the media and other fields have washed through the headlines.
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Trump attacks Gillibrand: A Schumer “flunky” who “would do anything” for campaign contributions https://t.co/0UAkwm2udl pic.twitter.com/WtezwWmWP8
— The Hill (@thehill) December 12, 2017
From a crass political perspective, Trump may as well have just written a check to Gilibrand for $10m himself. she’ll be fundraising off this for years.
— Sam Stein (@samstein) December 12, 2017
The dummy just reaffirmed what these women are accusing him of. And he needs to find something new besides the “loser” “no ratings”, “failing”, “flunky” name calling he does to everyone who criticizes him. It’s the same story every time. He starts out trying to demean and discredit the messenger and follows up with some statement about them begging for something from him. How many times can he use the same worn-out baloney response?
But we’ll be stuck with this nincompoop for the next 4-8 years and then elect another. As Trump would say, “Sad”.
“How many times can he use the same worn-out baloney response?”
As long as his fans think it’s cool. This is what all these controversies and his inane tweets are all about — keeping his fans entertained.
Our president apparently is just like the last one. He doesn’t do any presidential work. The last president golfed and took vacations. This one watches TV and tweets.
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