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U.S. NEWS Wednesday 13 december 2017
Trump, Gillibrand trade barbs amid harassment allegations

ing lawmakers advocating come to my office “beg-
against sexual harassment ging” for campaign con-
and a potential 2020 presi- tributions not so long ago
dential contender, was at (and would do anything
a bipartisan Bible study ses- for them), is now in the ring
sion when a staffer alerted fighting against Trump. Very
her to Trump’s tweet, ac- disloyal to Bill & Crooked-
cording to an aide. USED!” Sanders insisted that
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D- Trump meant to denounce
Mass., another potential Gillibrand’s role within the
presidential contender, Washington political cul-
tweeted to the president: ture and nothing more.
“Are you really trying to “The president is very obvi-
bully, intimidate and slut- ous. This is the same senti-
shame @SenGillibrand? ment that the president has
Do you know who you’re expressed many times be-
picking a fight with? Good fore when he has exposed
luck with that, @realDon- the corruption of the entire
aldTrump.” political system,” Sanders
Trump’s tweet Tuesday did said during the press brief-
not directly address sexual ing. “If you look back at
harassment, but said of Gil- past comments that this
librand: “Lightweight Sena- president has made, he’s
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., center, listens to a staffer before answering questions at a news tor Kirsten Gillibrand, a total used that same terminolo-
conference, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Gillibrand says President flunky for Chuck Schumer gy many times in reference
Donald Trump’s latest tweet about her was a “sexist smear” aimed at silencing her voice.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) and someone who would to men.”q
Continued from Front bringing new headlines
about sexual misconduct
Gillibrand, who had called forcing men from posi-
for the president’s resigna- tions of power, the rising
tion a day earlier because #MeToo movement has
of allegations of sexual mis- landed squarely at the
conduct, called his attack front door of Trump’s White
a “sexist smear attempting House. A handful of Demo-
to silence my voice.” cratic senators have called
“I will not be silenced on for his resignation, nearly
this issue,” she said. “Nei- 60 lawmakers are urging a
ther will the women who congressional probe into
stood up to the president his behavior and some of
yesterday,” referring to the 16 women who have
those who have accused accused Trump of harass-
the president of sexual ha- ment have resurfaced their
rassment. stories.
With nearly each week Gillibrand, one of the lead-

Sessions: terror attacks show

immigration a security issue

DAVID McFADDEN immigration policies.”
Associated Press A 27-year-old Bangladeshi
BALTIMORE (AP) — A immigrant is in custody
botched suicide mission after Monday’s rush hour
on the New York City sub- attack in New York. Au-
way system showed in the thorities said Akayed Ullah
“starkest terms” that the came to the U.S. in 2011 on
failures of the U.S. immigra- a visa available to certain
tion system are a national relatives of U.S. citizens. An
security issue, U.S. Attor- earlier truck attack Oct. 31
ney General Jeff Sessions on a bike path near the
said Tuesday during a stop World Trade Center, au-
in Baltimore with the new thorities said, was carried
Homeland Security chief. out by an Uzbek immigrant.
Speaking at a news confer- Homeland Security Sec-
ence at the U.S. Attorney’s retary Kirstjen Nielsen, the
office in Baltimore, Sessions former deputy White House
said two terrorist incidents chief of staff confirmed last
in New York in the last two week by the Senate, said
months were each carried “We are not aware of any
out by men who were in specific credible threats
the U.S. “as a result of failed today.”q