US Setor Kirsten Gillibrand accuses Trump of 'slut shaming'

Setor Elizabeth Warren said Trump was “trying to bully, intimidate and slut-shame” her fellow Democrat, BBC reported on Tuesday. The White House dismissed claims that the remarks were sexist, adding that he was referring to political corruption.

“There’s no way that this is sexist at all. This is simply talking about a system that we have which is broken”, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Tuesday. Sanders said the comments had “the same sentiment that the president has expressed many times before when he has exposed the corruption of the entire political system”. She added that he has used “similar terminology many times” to discuss both men and women, adding that “politicians repeatedly beg for money”.

Scores of Democratic congresswomen are urging Congress to investigate claims against the Republican president. Three of his accusers held a press conference on Monday to repeat their allegations he groped, fondled, forcibly kissed and harassed them. The Republican president has branded the accusations “fabricated” and “FAKE NEWS!” In Tuesday morning’s tweet, the US President accused Gillibrand of being a lackey to Democratic Sete leader Chuck Schumer. “Lightweight Setor Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office ‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump,” the US President posted. (IANS)