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Trump Sends Nasty Mean-Girl Letter to Chuck Schumer, ‘I Never Knew How Bad a Senator You Are’
Donald Trump slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for criticizing his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.
In a scathing letter, Trump accused Schumer of being “missing in action” on coronavirus response, except for media appearances.
“No wonder AOC and others are thinking about running against you in the primary,” Trump wrote. “If they did, they would likely win.”
Trump even went so far as to salute two New York Democrats, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio for working with the White House “to get the job done” while, the president claims, Schumer has not been involved.
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“I’ve known you for many years,” Trump wrote. “But I never knew how bad a Senator you are for the state of New York until I became President.”
Trump to Schumer: "You should have had NY much better prepared…No wonder AOC and others are thinking about running against you in the primary..They would likely win."
Note: Trump has called for end to partisan politics amid outbreak. Many believe Trump's response was too slow.
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) April 2, 2020
Here’s the letter, it’s worth reading:
Trump sends a letter to Sen. Schumer and it is worth reading in full. pic.twitter.com/jrvFnEI8oa
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 2, 2020
The letter from Trump follows one earlier in the day sent by Schumer in which the Senate minority leader ripped Trump for a “federal leadership void” during the crisis.
“The existing federal leadership void has left America with an ugly spectacle in which States and cities are literally fending for themselves, often in conflict and competition with each other, when trying to procure precious medical supplies and equipment,” Schumer wrote.
Dear President Trump:
You need to designate a senior military officer as "czar" with broad and government-wide authority to lead both production and distribution of desperately needed medical equipment NOW. pic.twitter.com/h92q37OZrM
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) April 2, 2020
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