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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speaks during a news conference December 6, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump slammed Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a bizarre tweet Tuesday morning, a day after the New York Democrat urged him to resign because of sexual misconduct accusations.
Trump called Gillibrand a “lightweight” and a “total flunky” for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York’s other senator. He also claimed she used to come to his office “begging” for campaign contributions, cryptically adding the senator “would do anything for them.” It is unclear what he meant by that statement.
Trump also called her “disloyal” to the Clinton family but did not elaborate on why.
Trump: 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!
Gillibrand shot back on Twitter Tuesday morning, saying, “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.”
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Trump made donations to Gillibrand’s campaign committee in 2007 and 2010. His daughter and advisor, Ivanka, contributed to the campaign committee in 2014.
The public confrontation started Monday, when Gillibrand told CNN that Trump “should resign” due to the sexual misconduct allegations against him. If Trump does not resign, Congress should investigate the “credible” and “numerous” accusations against the president, she said.
On Monday, more than 50 Democratic women in Congress asked the House Oversight Committee to investigate Trump, according to NBC News. Three men in the Senate Democratic caucus have also said Trump should think about resigning or outright urged him to step down.
At least a dozen women have accused the president of sexual misconduct. On Monday, three of those women urged Congress to investigate the president.
In a separate tweet Tuesday morning, Trump said he is the target of “false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met.”
Trump: Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia – so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!
On Monday, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Americans knew about the allegations last year and had the chance to judge Trump when they elected him president.
