Hilarious. While discussing Hillary Clinton’s email troubles at a fundraiser near Boston earlier tonight, Donald Trump turned his attention to Clinton aide Huma Abedin and her scandal-plagued husband, Anthony Weiner:
Trump keeps on pronouncing Huma Abedin's name as Oohma.
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 28, 2015
Trump goes after Hillary's aide Huma Abedin: "Married to one of the great sleazebags, Anthony Weiner..a perv" (pretends to text women)
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) August 28, 2015
Trump on Weiner: I knew him before they caught him with the bing bing bing
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) August 28, 2015
Do we want to know what he means by, “bing bing bing”?
https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/637413173428142081
Trump calls Anthony Weiner "one of the great sleaze bags of our time"
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) August 28, 2015
https://twitter.com/_HankRearden/status/637413573468286976
https://twitter.com/_HankRearden/status/637413169246416896
Switched on the TV to find that Trump is doing a Friars Club roast of Anthony Weiner.
— James G. Cobb (@NYCjamescobb) August 29, 2015
Although Trump denies the event was a real fundraiser:
Donald Trump said at an event charging $100-a-head in Massachusetts for his campaign Friday that he was not attending a fundraiser.
— @ShaneDeitert (@SDeitertNews) August 29, 2015
Despite asking for money, Trump denies event is a fundraiser http://t.co/VYr6G8gENa
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) August 28, 2015
Of note: The fundraiser/not-a-fundraiser was open to the press. When will the other presidential candidates follow Trump’s lead?
Update. Hillary Clinton has issued a statement saying Donald Trump “should be ashamed of himself”:
.@realDonaldTrump crossed the line this evening. Disgraceful. pic.twitter.com/RkMqOQa7fO
— Nick Merrill (@NickMerrill) August 29, 2015
Update 2. From Clinton spox Brian Fallon:
New level of boorishness by Trump tonight shd provoke a "Have you no decency, sir?" moment from rest of GOP. But I'm not holding my breath
— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) August 29, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated.
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