President Trump called the top Democrat in the Senate a “creep” and accused him of undermining the U.S. in trade negotiations with Mexico, purely from partisan spite.
“Can you imagine Cryin’ Chuck Schumer saying out loud, for all to hear, that I am bluffing with respect to putting Tariffs on Mexico,” he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday evening.
Can you imagine Cryin’ Chuck Schumer saying out loud, for all to hear, that I am bluffing with respect to putting Tariffs on Mexico. What a Creep. He would rather have our Country fail with drugs & Immigration than give Republicans a win. But he gave Mexico bad advice, no bluff!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 5, 2019
“Frankly, I don’t believe that President Trump will actually go through with the tariffs,” Mr. Schumer, New York Democrat, had said Tuesday in a speech from the Senate floor. “President Trump has a habit of talking tough and then retreating, because his policies often can’t be implemented or don’t make sense … so I wouldn’t be surprised at all if President Trump doesn’t follow through on these tariffs, either.”
Mr. Trump called that a failure to put country before party.
“What a Creep. He would rather have our Country fail with drugs & Immigration than give Republicans a win,” he wrote.
At the end of his tweet, Mr. Trump warned Mexico not to believe the Senate minority leader.
“But he gave Mexico bad advice, no bluff!” he concluded.
• Victor Morton can be reached at vmorton@washingtontimes.com.
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