Trump Lashes Out At Sen. Richard Blumenthal: ‘Phony Vietnam Con Artist’
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Nathan Guttman August 7, 2017
In a Monday morning Twitter storm, President Trump sought out an old rival – Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal.
“Interesting to watch Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut talking about hoax Russian collusion when he was a phony Vietnam con artist!” Trump tweeted early in the morning.
Trump was referring to Blumenthal’s first Senate race, when he was caught stating that he had served in Vietnam, whereas in reality he was in a reserve Marines unit based in Connecticut and Washington, D.C.. Blumenthal later acknowledged he had “misspoken” about his military service and expressed his regret.
For those of his 35 million Twitter followers not aware of the story, Trump went on to detail Blumenthal’s wrongdoings: “Never in U.S. history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. He told stories about his Vietnam battles and….conquests, how brave he was, and it was all a lie. He cried like a baby and begged for forgiveness like a child. Now he judges collusion?”
Contact Nathan Guttman at [email protected] or on Twitter @nathanguttman
This is a moment of great uncertainty. Here’s what you can do about it.
We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s independent Jewish news. All donations are still being matched by the Forward Board - up to $100,000 until April 24.
This is a moment of great uncertainty for the news media, for the Jewish people, and for our sacred democracy. It is a time of confusion and declining trust in public institutions. An era in which we need humans to report facts, conduct investigations that hold power to account, tell stories that matter and share honest discourse on all that divides us.
With no paywall or subscriptions, the Forward is entirely supported by readers like you. Every dollar you give is invested in the future of the Forward — and telling the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
The Forward doesn’t rely on funding from institutions like governments or your local Jewish federation. There are thousands of readers like you who give us $18 or $36 or $100 each month or year.
Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
