Feb 6, 2019

Trump goes nasty with pre-State of the Union insults

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President Trump's comments on his political opponents at an off the record lunch today with news anchors ahead of the State of the Union, as reported by the NYT:

  • Joe Biden: "When I say something that you might think is a gaffe, it’s on purpose; it’s not a gaffe. When Biden says something dumb, it’s because he’s dumb.”
  • Elizabeth Warren: “I hope I haven’t wounded Pocahontas too badly ... I’d like to run against her.”
  • Chuck Schumer: "Can be a nasty son of a bitch.”
  • Ralph Northam: “Could you believe it? He choked like a dog.”
  • The late John McCain: "He wrote a book and the book bombed."

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