Trump blasts Schumer for saying he's bluffing on tariffs: 'What a creep'

President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) "a creep" on Tuesday after the Democratic leader predicted the president would back down from slapping new tariffs on Mexico. "Can you imagine Cryin’ Chuck Schumer saying out loud, for all to hear, that I am bluffing with respect to putting Tariffs on Mexico. What a Creep," Trump wrote in a tweet. He asserted that Schumer "would rather have our Country fail with drugs & Immigration than give Republicans a win. But he gave Mexico bad advice, no bluff!" President Trump called Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) "a creep" on Tuesday after the Democratic leader predicted the president would back down from slapping new tariffs on Mexico. "Can you imagine Cryin’ Chuck Schumer saying out loud, for all to hear, that I am bluffing with respect to putting Tariffs on Mexico. What a Creep," Trump wrote in a tweet. He asserted that Schumer "would rather have our Country fail with drugs & Immigration than give Republicans a win. But he gave Mexico bad advice, no bluff!" Trump's tweet came after Schumer predicted earlier Tuesday that the president wouldn't move forward with his promise to slap new financial penalties on Mexico unless it cracks down on illegal immigration into the United States. Schumer, speaking from the Senate floor, characterized the new tariffs as another example of Trump's "whimsical and erratic proposals." "President Trump has a habit of proposing asinine and dangerous policies before backing off. And President Trump has a habit of pretending that the very act of not following through on a misguided policy is somehow a victory. So, I wouldn't be surprised at all if President Trump doesn't follow through on these tariffs either," Schumer said...MORE