Kirsten Gillibrand Fires Back at Donald Trump: ‘You Cannot Silence Me’
“You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out,” tweets the New York Senator
Jon Levine | December 12, 2017 @ 7:10 AM
Last Updated: December 12, 2017 @ 7:19 AM
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand hit back on Tuesday after President Donald Trump called her a “flunky” who “would do anything” for campaign contributions.
“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,” the New York senator wrote.
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
On Monday, Gillibrand called on Trump to resign from office after “Megyn Kelly Today” resurfaced allegations of sexual misconduct. The women all previously spoke out in 2016, before Trump was elected president.
“President Trump has committed assault, according to these women, and those are very credible allegations of misconduct and criminal activity, and he should be fully investigated and he should resign,” Gillibrand said on CNN.
That didn’t sit well with Trump, who made full use of Twitter’s expanded character limit to attack her Tuesday morning.
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 wasn’t the only one who took exception. On the set of “Morning Joe,” Mika Brzezinski said that the president’s implication that the senator “would do anything” was demeaning and meant to be sexual.
“I am shaking with anger,” she during a live broadcast from Alabama. She also called on Trump to delete the tweet and for women in the White House to pressure him to do so.
13 Donald Trump Tweets That Read Like Self-Owns After Health Care Bill Fail (Photos)
Donald Trump prides himself on being a great negotiator and deal-maker. But in the biggest deal of his young presidency, the American Health Care Act, he came up short. But he's been plenty vocal about the need for a great negotiator-in-chief on Twitter before. Here are 13 Trump tweets that Trump probably wishes he could delete.
Republicans coming together
Apparently Trump was a bit too optimistic about the cooperation he was helping put together.
A better negotiator
Trump knows what kind of president we need. When it came to the health care bill, every time he tried to negotiate, things got worse. And it was never in line with his campaign promises.
Maybe he forgot the leverage
Trump tried to force Republicans to play ball with an ultimatum. Apparently he didn't have the kind of leverage he mentioned in his book.
Sometimes you have all the cards...
This one is pretty delightful when applied to the current situation. Republicans have the presidency, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Even with the deck stacked, he and Paul Ryan couldn't put the bill over.
Maybe he needed more gold
Business is one thing, but trying to get your party to back a bill nobody likes operates under a different set of rules.
"FAKE NEWS!"
Trump tried to spin the stories of failing negotiations with his usual disdain for the media. Hard to blame the "fake news" when Republicans aren't even willing to vote on the bill, though.
The goods
Then again, he knows you need to deliver the goods. The American Health Care Act is not it.
The Great Negotiator
Trump puts a lot of stock in his negotiation skills, but walking away with a big check in the loss column makes this a pretty rough self-own.
The only one who can do it
Trump's constant assertion that nobody else could possibly make the deals necessary to repeal and replace Obamacare didn't turn out to be accurate. Turned out he wasn't the right person to make the deals, either.
It's your chance
Trump insisted this was the chance for a better health care plan. Nobody bought it -- including Republicans.
Don't be desperate
With advice like this in his book "The Art of the Deal," it might have been a good idea for him to re-read his own material before trying to force the vote on the bill.
Be flexible
Stories of the health care bill negotiations suggested Trump was anything but flexible. Reportedly, he gave Republicans an ultimatum to push the vote. It didn't quite work out.
Or maybe it's all a ruse?
There are plenty of Trump supporters who think failing to "repeal and replace" is actually a long-term secret plan. Maybe he's playing the long game?
Bonus: Sean Spicer own
Spicer has a few choice tweets from back during the Obama administration that he probably wouldn't want anyone to bring up again. Here's one.
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Donald Trump’s old tweets about negotiations don’t seem like they’re “winning” after Trump fails to bring home the Republican health care bill
Donald Trump prides himself on being a great negotiator and deal-maker. But in the biggest deal of his young presidency, the American Health Care Act, he came up short. But he's been plenty vocal about the need for a great negotiator-in-chief on Twitter before. Here are 13 Trump tweets that Trump probably wishes he could delete.
