President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE on Thursday mocked Michael BloombergMichael BloombergEngel scrambles to fend off primary challenge from left It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process Liberals embrace super PACs they once shunned MORE and Sen. Amy KlobucharAmy KlobucharHillicon Valley: Biden calls on Facebook to change political speech rules | Dems demand hearings after Georgia election chaos | Microsoft stops selling facial recognition tech to police Democrats demand Republican leaders examine election challenges after Georgia voting chaos Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-Minn.) for their performance in the Democratic debate a night earlier, saying the two centrist candidates “choked.”
The president riffed extensively on the debate during a rally in Colorado Springs, Colo., picking out Bloomberg and Klobuchar in particular for their performance.
Trump, who has largely avoided attacking the Minnesota senator thus far, pointed to an exchange in which she asked Pete ButtigiegPete ButtigiegScaled-back Pride Month poses challenges for fundraising, outreach Biden hopes to pick VP by Aug. 1 It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process MORE if he was suggesting she was dumb for being unable to name the president of Mexico.
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“How about Klobuchar. Did you see her? She choked,” Trump said, pretending to choke to the delight of the crowd. “She couldn’t breathe.”
“How about that? ‘Are you saying I’m dumb?'” he continued. “That was the end of her campaign in my book. You don’t say that, even if it’s true.”
TRUMP ON DEM DEBATE: “How about Klobuchar? She choked…”
“She choked. She couldn’t breathe!”
“Alfred E. Neuman looked at her and said something slightly derogatory. And she said ‘Are you accusing me of being dumb?’ Who would make a statement like that?” pic.twitter.com/hBUeEp7ycD
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 21, 2020
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Trump also bashed Bloomberg at length, ripping into the former New York City mayor for his first appearance on the Democratic debate stage.
“It got very big ratings, and you know what? Mini Mike didn’t do well last night,” he said. “I was going to send him a note saying, ‘it’s not easy doing what I do, is it?”
Trump has fixated on Bloomberg for weeks since he entered the Democratic field, repeatedly attacking him on Twitter and mocking him for his height. Bloomberg has spent hundreds of millions of dollars in his own money flooding the airwaves with ads attacking the president.
Bloomberg and Klobuchar are both seeking to consolidate support among moderate voters, while Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) remains at or near the top of most polls in the primary.