Trump’s instinct for bullying behavior does not serve him well
Trump’s instinct for bullying behavior does not serve him well
By Steve Benen
About three months ago, after Donald Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey to derail an ongoing federal investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) was one of the Democrats raising concerns about the president’s apparent obstruction of justice. That hardly came as a surprise: Blumenthal is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a former prosecutor.
The president, however, apparently saw the Connecticut senator on TV, and soon after launched a Twitter tantrum. “Richie,” Trump said, “devised one of the greatest military frauds in U.S. history.” The president went on and on, lambasting Blumenthal, saying the senator “cried like a baby.”
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By Steve Benen
About three months ago, after Donald Trump fired then-FBI Director James Comey to derail an ongoing federal investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) was one of the Democrats raising concerns about the president’s apparent obstruction of justice. That hardly came as a surprise: Blumenthal is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a former prosecutor.
The president, however, apparently saw the Connecticut senator on TV, and soon after launched a Twitter tantrum. “Richie,” Trump said, “devised one of the greatest military frauds in U.S. history.” The president went on and on, lambasting Blumenthal, saying the senator “cried like a baby.”
READ MORE: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/tr...
