President Donald Trump’s sexist tweets targeting MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski’s appearance were defended and applauded by a variety of conservatives including a Fox host, the White House deputy press secretary, fringe right-wing media figures, and other Republicans.
The conservatives defending and applauding Trump's sexist statement about Mika Brzezinski
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Trump: Mika Brzezinski “was bleeding badly from a face-lift” at party
Trump made sexist remarks on Twitter about MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski.
I heard poorly rated @Morning_Joe speaks badly of me (don't watch anymore). Then how come low I.Q. Crazy Mika, along with Psycho Joe, came..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017
...to Mar-a-Lago 3 nights in a row around New Year's Eve, and insisted on joining me. She was bleeding badly from a face-lift. I said no!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2017
These conservatives and Republicans defended Trump’s sexist attack
Breitbart.com White House correspondent Charlie Spiering: “You can’t deny [that] Joe and Mika threw the first punch.”
You can’t deny the Joe and Mika threw the first punch… -> What they said before Trump started tweeting this morning https://t.co/eDgr6tojOQ
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 29, 2017
[Twitter, 6/29/17]
Principal deputy White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Trump “isn’t going to be somebody who’s bullied and allows people, himself, and those around him to be personally attacked.”
[Fox News, America’s Newsroom, 6/29/17]
Fox News host Sean Hannity: “Maybe liberal Joe should stop calling the @POTUS a schmuck, a liar, a thug and mentally unhinged.”
Maybe liberal Joe should stop calling the @POTUS a schmuck, a liar, a thug and mentally unhinged. Were they kissing @POTUS ass at xmas? Yes https://t.co/Ehf4EHvcjS
— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) June 29, 2017
[Twitter, 6/29/17]
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel: The Morning Joe hosts have said Trump “has dementia. … Today the president acted like a human and pushed back.”
[Fox News, America’s News Headquarters, 6/29/17]
Fox Nation retweeted comments by celebrity Trump supporters Diamond and Silk defending his tweets.
Fringe radio host and right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones: “Don’t you love Trump’s tweets?”
[Genesis Communication Network, The Alex Jones Show, 6/29/17]
Conservative author Ann Coulter: “Whereas I renew my love for Trump after his Tweets.”
Whereas I renew my love for Trump after his Tweets. https://t.co/8nop04XcDs
— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) June 29, 2017
[Twitter, 6/29/17]
Former Bush White House spokesperson Pete Seat: “The guy is under a lot of pressure and he’s fighting back.”
[CNN, At This Hour, 6/29/17]
Right-wing blogger Jim Hoft: “WOW! POTUS Trump CRUSHES Morning Joe and Low I.Q., Crazy, “Bleeding” Mika!”
WOW! POTUS Trump CRUSHES Morning Joe and Low I.Q., Crazy, “Bleeding” Mika! https://t.co/KFQMe8Sswe
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) June 29, 2017
[Twitter, 6/29/17]
Media Research Center’s NewsBusters responded to Trump’s attack by tweeting out series of articles drawing attention to comments Brzezinski has made about Trump.
Recently: Mika Compares Trump on 'Decency' to Bill Clinton on Intern Sex https://t.co/L4dqyn4tiK
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 29, 2017
Recently: Mika Brzezinski Snobbishly Declares: 'No Real Men' in White House https://t.co/IOkjekqzY1
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 29, 2017
Recently: Mika Brzezinski Skips Over Kathy Griffin Story, 'Gross' and 'Not Worth Doing' https://t.co/8cjwHG7JKj
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 29, 2017
Recently: Mika Brzezinski on Trump's America: “It does feel like a developing dictatorship” #TTT https://t.co/doM5FsVpWy
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 29, 2017
Recently: Mika says Trump acting like a 'Five Year Old' https://t.co/Zz2YMBV0yZ
— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 29, 2017
[Twitter, 6/29/17, 6/29/17, 6/29/17, 6/29/17, 6/29/17]
Fox News host Eric Bolling: I don't disagree with the tone of the tweets ... look, that's Donald Trump.”
[Fox, Your World with Neil Cavuto, 6/29/17]