Kirsten Gillibrand slams Trump over ‘sexist smear’, calls him a bully

New York Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand slammed US President Donald Trump over “sexist smear” and accused him of being a bully. She earlier tweeted on Tuesday that the president should resign.

Gillibrand made an appearance on “Today Show” where she reiterated her call for Trump to resign over sexual misconduct allegations. She believes she must follow the footsteps of Congress members who did so in recent weeks.

In a tweet, Trump called Gillibrand “lightweight” and a “total flunky” for Democratic leader Sen Chuck Schumer. The POTUS added that she’s someone who would come to his office “begging” for campaign contributions not so long ago.

At a White House event, the POTUS declined to answer a reporter's question about what he meant by the tweet. White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders has commented about it, dismissing suggestions that the "and would do anything for them" part of Trump’s tweet was a sexual overtone.

Sanders said Trump was not alleging anything and was only talking about the way the system functions as it is, adding there is no way the comment is sexist at all. But Gillibrand has a different interpretation of the tweet.

“Certainly that’s how I and many people read it and it was certainly just a sexist smear intended to silence me,” Gillibrand told host Savannah Guthrie. But she maintained she will not be silenced on the issue as she heard the testimony of several women who she believes. He added that Congress must conduct an investigation.

Gillibrand also said that Trump is a bully and has been attacking different people since he became POTUS. Democrats New Jersey Sen Cory Booker and Oregon Sens Ron Wyden have also called for Trump to resign.

Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren, a possible 2020 presidential candidate, also rallied behind Gillibrand. Warren, in a tweet that appeared to be directed at the president, wrote, “Are you really trying to bully, intimidate and slut-shame @SenGillibrand?”

As for the allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour, Trump denied each one of them and insisted he is the target of "fabricated stories" and "false accusations" from women he did not even know. For Gillibrand, this is a moment when women feel the ability to tell some of the worst moments they’ve lived.

Democrat Doug Jones was elected Alabama’s next senator on Tuesday. He pulled off an upset over Republican Roy Moore, who was attacked with allegations of sexual misconduct.