WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump on Tuesday alleged that Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand "would do anything" for his campaign contributions before he ran for president.
In a morning tweet, the president dubbed the New York Democrat a "lightweight" and dubbed her "disloyal" to the Clintons, whom he tweeted "USED!" her.
Gillibrand told CNN on Monday that Trump should resign due to the allegations of sexual misconduct against him and was one of more than 50 women Democratic lawmakers asking the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to open an investigation into those allegations.
A White House spokesman was asked to define "do anything." He has yet to respond to an email seeking clarification.
In part of his tweet, the president was referring to Gillibrand's criticism of former President Bill Clinton, whom she has been political loyal for years before her comments about his alleged sexual misconduct.
Also Tuesday morning, Trump attacked Democrats _ though his Justice Department is conducting the probe _ for wasting "many millions of dollars" on the Russia investigation.
The president lashed out at Democrats over the special counsel investigation into whether his campaign collaborated with Russian officials in a Tuesday tweet, and then charged Democrats with dredging up old charges of sexual assault against him.
He hit Democrats with bringing his accusers back into the public spotlight after the Russia probe failed to "show any collusion with Russia." The Justice Department is leading a federal investigation that his appointees have opted to keep going, and several GOP-run congressional panels are doing their own.
Yet, he began Tuesday by tweet that "despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia."
So what did Democrats feel they had to do? "So now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met," the president tweeted.
He dubbed the entire matter, as he often does, "FAKE NEWS!"
"Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia _ so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!" he tweeted.
His mention of the accusers, three of whom appeared Monday on NBC's "Today" program, came less than 24 hours after his top spokeswoman declined to discuss the renewed accusations during a tense Monday briefing.
The criticism of Democrats comes days before he will need their votes to avert a holiday season government shutdown.
Rep. Donald S. Beyer Jr., D-Va., fired back with his own tweet, saying he agrees with Trump's ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, who on Sunday said she wants all women who allege sexual misconduct by men to be heard, including Trump's accusers.
"The American people deserve to know the truth," he wrote.
