President Donald Trump used his Twitter account on Tuesday to again mock Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) after she defended herself against threats over the weekend.
Calling the congresswoman one of the “most corrupt people in politics,” Trump said she was causing voters to “flee” from the Democratic Party.
Crazy Maxine Waters, said by some to be one of the most corrupt people in politics, is rapidly becoming, together with Nancy Pelosi, the FACE of the Democrat Party. Her ranting and raving, even referring to herself as a wounded animal, will make people flee the Democrats!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 3, 2018
Trump’s “wounded animal” comments likely reference Waters’ remarks at a protest against his administration’s family separation policy over the weekend. In that address, Waters addressed threats she’s received in recent weeks, telling a crowd of demonstrators that if someone wanted to harm her, they “better shoot straight. There’s nothing like a wounded animal.”
Trump has been attacking Waters for days, ever since she encouraged supporters to continue to protest and even heckle Trump administration officials, especially when they’re out to dinner.
A spokesperson for Waters did not immediately respond to TPM’s request for comment.
Corrupt. Ranting and raving. Face of the Party. All pure projection.
Funny how it’s the women in particular that get under his thin, orange skin … such a goddamn coward.
President Donald “I’m the Center of the Universe” Trump
“Women? Right, guys? Tell me I’m right.”
With all the Twittering this morning, it sounds like “there’s a bad moon on the rise.” Is the Dog-Faced Boy meeting with prosecutors soon?
Amazing, a president referring to a sitting congressperson as being “Crazy”. Then, there is his patented "said by some to be one of the most corrupt people in politics, ", while of course failing to say who any of those people are or what corruption she is being accused of. And of course, no response from major GOP pols. Starting totally unnecessary trade wars, weakening all of our important international alliances and stoking hate and division at home. How much more of this can the U.S. take?