A Pennsylvania
state lawmaker slammed President Trump Thursday in a profanity-laced tweet
inviting him to “destroy” his career.
Democratic
state Sen. Daylin Leach was defending a Texas state legislator after Trump
joked about destroying that lawmaker’s career.
Trump told a
Texas sheriff during a White House meeting Tuesday that they could end the
career of the lawmaker trying to reform asset-forfeiture laws that critics say
police abuse as a funding source.
Leach--who
also opposes civil-asset forfeiture-- went on the twitter offensive and
insulted Trump, calling him “loofa-faced” and using a profanity in comparing
Trump’s appearance to a gibbon.
Leach’s post
racked up more than 13,000 retweets. He told the Philadelphia Inquirer the reaction was
overwhelming.
"This is
something beyond anything I could have imagined," Leach said.
Leach’s press
aide Steve Hoenstine told the paper that calls were coming in from as far away
as London. He added that “90 percent” of the calls were positive.
The
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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