Trump Is Giving This Country Its Identity Back

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http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/29/media/mika-brzezinski-donald-trump-tweet/

Quote:On Thursday morning, while MSNBC's "Morning Joe" was on the air, Trump posted a pair of hateful tweets about co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski.


MSNBC responded with this statement: "It's a sad day for America when the president spends his time bullying, lying and spewing petty personal attacks instead of doing his job."


The president's deputy press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, defended the tweets by saying Trump was responding to the "outrageous attacks that take place" on "Morning Joe" and other shows.



Trump refuses to be "bullied," Sanders said on Fox News. "This is a president who fights fire with fire."


Trump's tweets in the 8 a.m. hour on Thursday said that "Morning Joe" is "poorly rated" (it's not) and that the hosts "speak badly of me" (that's true). He called both hosts disparaging names.

Trump claimed that Scarborough and Brzezinski courted him for an interview at Mar-a-Lago around the New Year's Eve holiday.
"She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!" the president wrote.

He actually said yes, according to accounts of their meeting. Trump, Scarborough and Brzezinski mingled with guests and had a private chat.
For the record, photos from Mar-a-Lago do not show any blood or bandages on Brzezinski's face.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/06/29/donald-trump-attacks-morning-joe-hosts-mika-brzezinski-joe-scarborough/438608001/

Quote:Lawmakers also denounced the tweet, including three Republicans:

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Ben Sasse 

@BenSasse
Please just stop. This isn't normal and it's beneath the dignity of your office.
10:16 AM - 29 Jun 2017

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Lindsey Graham 

@LindseyGrahamSC
Mr. President, your tweet was beneath the office and represents what is wrong with American politics, not the greatness of America.
10:15 AM - 29 Jun 2017

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Lynn Jenkins 

@RepLynnJenkins
This is not okay. As a female in politics I am often criticized for my looks. We should be working to empower women. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/880410114456465411 …
10:32 AM - 29 Jun 2017

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Rep. Barbara Lee 

@RepBarbaraLee
I want my GOP colleagues to explain to my 3 granddaughters why they think these viciously sexist comments are acceptable from our President. https://twitter.com/cnn/status/880425021650472960 …
10:09 AM - 29 Jun 2017

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According to CNN, Trump spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said of the president's tweet, "This is a president who fights fire with fire."

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Vaughn Sterling 

@vplus
Sarah Huckabee Sanders on President's tweet this morning: "This is a President who fights fire with fire"
10:37 AM - 29 Jun 2017

First lady Melania Trump's communications director appeared to defend the president's comments, per CNN.

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Kaitlan Collins 

@kaitlancollins
Melania Trump's comms director: "As First Lady has stated publicly...when her husband gets attacked, he will punch back 10 times harder."
10:20 AM - 29 Jun 2017

Thursday's attacks appeared to begin with President Trump's social media director, Dan Scavino Jr., who tweeted about half an hour before the president, "#DumbAsARockMika and lover #JealousJoe are lost, confused & saddened since @POTUS @realDonaldTrump stopped returning their calls! Unhinged."

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Dan Scavino Jr. 

@DanScavino
#DumbAsARockMika and lover #JealousJoe are lost, confused & saddened since @POTUS @realDonaldTrump stopped returning their calls! Unhinged.
8:19 AM - 29 Jun 2017