Trump rips ex-Sen. Harry Reid, tweeting he ‘got thrown out’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump slammed former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Twitter Monday prior to departing for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Hanoi.
“Former Senator Harry Reid (he got thrown out) is working hard to put a good spin on his failed career. He led through lies and deception, only to be replaced by another beauty, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer. Some things just never change!” the president tweeted.
Former Senator Harry Reid (he got thrown out) is working hard to put a good spin on his failed career. He led through lies and deception, only to be replaced by another beauty, Cryin’ Chuck Schumer. Some things just never change!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019
Actually, Reid, the former Senate Democratic leader, was not thrown out of office, but decided not to run for re-election in 2016.
Trump’s Twitter blast follows a series of recent interviews in which the 79-year-old Reid has lambasted the president, including one with the Review-Journal last month in which he called Trump “amoral” and the worst president the nation has ever had.
Reid’s office did not respond Monday to a request for comment.
CNN reported that during an interview last week that he wishes former Republican President George W. Bush was back in the White House “every day.”
Contact Debra J. Saunders at dsaunders@reviewjournal.com or 202-662-7391. Follow @DebraJSaunders on Twitter.
Former Senator Harry Reid (he got thrown out) is working hard to put a good spin on his failed career. He led through lies and deception, only to be replaced by another beauty, Cryin' Chuck Schumer. Some things just never change!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2019
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