President Donald Trump took some time on Saturday to fire off some tweets against a fellow Republican. The subject of the commander in chief’s ire was Sen. Ben Sasse, who had criticized Trump during a telephone town hall on Wednesday. Trump refers to him as “Little Ben Sasse” and characterizes him as “the least effective of our 53 Republican senators.” Other choice descriptors include, “rather stupid and obnoxious” and “an embarrassment to the great state of Nebraska.” But don’t worry, “other than that,” Trump added, “he’s just a wonderful guy!”
Trump didn’t stop there, he then went on to compare Sassee to former U.S. Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Jeff Flake of Arizona, saying he seemed destined to go “down the same inglorious path” as the two who left the Senate after clashing with the president. Sasse “could be next, or perhaps the Republicans should find a new and more viable candidate?” Trump said.
Advertisement....practically nothing. Both Senators became totally unelectable, couldn’t come even close to winning their primaries, and decided to drop out of politics and gracefully “RETIRE”. @SenSasse could be next, or perhaps the Republicans should find a new and more viable candidate?
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 17, 2020
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On Saturday, Sasse didn’t seem eager to engage with Trump. “Ben said the same thing to Nebraskans that he has repeatedly said to the president directly,” James Wegmann, a Sasse spokesman, said. “Ben is focused on defending the Republican Senate majority, and he’s not going to waste a single minute on tweets.”
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