Trump accused of ‘sexist smear’

WASHINGTON: US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand fired back at President Trump on Tuesday and said she would not be silenced after he attacked her on Twitter for calling for an investigation into accusations of sexual harassment and misconduct against him.

Six US senators, including Gillibrand, have said Trump should resign.

Trump lambasted Gillibrand on Twitter on Tuesday writing, “Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office ‘begging’ women step forward, accusing him of unwanted advances. Moore denies the allegations, calling them "completely false", and threatens to sue the Post DECEMBER: Trump endorses Moore, saying his election is necessary to usher the Republican agenda through the Senate

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for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump.” Schumer is the Senate Democratic leader.

Gillibrand, whose name has been floated as a possible Democratic presidential candidate in 2020, said she would not back down.

“It was a sexist smear attempting to silence my voice, and I will not be silenced on this issue,” she told reporters at a news conference.

Trump did not answer a reporter’s question at a White House event later on Tuesday when asked what he meant by the tweet.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, told that some people thought Trump’s tweet contained sexual innuendo, said, “Only if your mind is in the gutter would you have read it that way ... it’s obviously talking about political partisan games that people often play and the broken system.” Sanders said that Trump had used similar language previously to refer to men of both major parties.