Trump blasts Bloomberg’s ‘bumbling’ debate performance as ‘the worst in history’ as pundits declare billionaire ‘loser’
DONALD Trump has trash-talked presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg as being “bumbling and grossly incompetent”.
In a scathing tweet, the US president also said that “mini Mike’s performance was perhaps the worst in the history of debates” after Bloomberg’s first televised clash with fellow Democratic contenders.
Bloomberg, the former New York mayor who was once a Republican, faced a barrage of attacks at his first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday.
His White House rivals rushed to criticize the billionaire businessman for his wealth, record on race and history of sexist comments.
Up until Wednesday, the candidates had “played nice”, reports Associated Press.
But the gloves were definitely off during the debate, where they all “piled on Mike Bloomberg, launching aggressive attacks”, the wire service added.
Republicans appeared to relish Wednesday’s brutal infighting.
After the debate, Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany declared: “The Democrat Party is in the midst of a full-scale meltdown.”
And her boss weighed-in on Twitter, telling his 72.7million followers that Bloomberg “was stumbling, bumbling, and grossly incompetent.
“If this doesn’t knock him out of the race, nothing will.
“Not so easy to do what I did!”
Reuters reported that all the Democratic contenders accused Bloomberg of trying to buy his way into the White House.
They also warned that his record as mayor and a businessman would lead the party to defeat in November.
Elizabeth Warren, a senator from Massachusetts, said: “We’re running against a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-face lesbians.
“And, no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump, I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.
“Democrats take a huge risk if we just substitute one arrogant billionaire for another.”
“I HAVE BUILT”
Clearly taken unawares during the debate, Bloomberg later fired back on Twitter: “They talked, because that’s what they’re good at. They went on and on about what they could and should do.
“I have built. I have created actual change. I have gotten it done.
“That’s what I’ll do for America.”
The Hill recently reported that Bloomberg “replacing Joe Biden as the top target of Trump’s tweet attacks” could be “welcome news”, particularly as “‘mini Mike’ is driving Trump crazy”.
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The website said that while Bloomberg is “a long shot to win” the Democratic presidential battle, Trump’s insults could help his cause by boosting his profile even further, and “unite Democrats” behind him.
After deciding to skip all four contests in February, Bloomberg will not appear on his first presidential primary ballot until Super Tuesday.
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