(Photo by Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)President Trump on Monday launched a renewed attack on Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), calling him “a phony Vietnam con artist” on Twitter after the senator appeared on television. “Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal,” Trump wrote on Twitter shortly afterward. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 7, 2017Never in U.S.history has anyone lied or defrauded voters like Senator Richard Blumenthal. — Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) August 7, 2017Trump has attacked Blumenthal on the same issue on past occasions. “Watching Senator Richard Blumenthal speak of Comey is a joke,” Trump said in one of those tweets.

Source: Washington Post August 07, 2017 12:56 UTC