Published 10:47 IST, May 26th 2020

US President Trump spends Memorial Day retweeting sexist personal attacks on women

Well known for his derogatory remarks against women, US President Donald Trump spent his memorial day by promoting sexist personal attacks on women Democrats.

Reported by: Manjiri Chitre
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Well kwn for his derogatory remarks against women, US President Donald Trump spent his memorial day by promoting sexist personal attacks on women Democrats, especially by retweeting posts by unsuccessful GOP congressional candidate John K. Stahl. posts took aim at US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. 

Stahl, in 2012, ran for a California congressional seat as a Republican, however, he was miserably defeated after capturing less than 4 percent of vote. Meanwhile, Trump, in past, has made several inappropriate remarks against women by body shaming m and talking about ir beauty standards. 

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Inappropriate remarks against women politicians 

While failed politician used an objectionable term for Clinton, he suggested to tape Nancy Pelosi's mouth with duct tape. He also passed comments on her looks citing Pelosi's "glossy face" and "poor set of eyebrows", calling it a case of TDS.  

Read: Trump alleges Covid survey findings are 'political hit jobs', Pelosi urges to vote him out

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Stahl furr passed racists comments on former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams' appearance and called her a "self-proclaimed" goverr. He furr commented that "Joe Biden will be racist if he does t vote for her." 

Read: Pelosi: 'Morbidly obese' was taste of Trump's 'own medicine'

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Pelosi takes a dig at Trump 

Slamming Trump for all his remarks against women for ir weight, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week called US President "morbidly obese". She furr suggested that he could lose a few pounds himself as coronavirus bears down on nation's capital.

Speaking during her weekly press conferences, Pelosi said, “I gave him a dose of his own medicine. He’s called women one thing or ar over time, and I thought he thinks that passes off as humor in certain cultures. I was only quoting what doctors had said about him, so I was being factual in a very sympatic way.”

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Read: Trump justifies golf round as US Covid deaths near 1 lakh as 'exercise; first in 3 months'

Read: Pelosi accuses Trump of deliberately delaying CDC report on COVID-19 from reaching people

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10:47 IST, May 26th 2020