Trump calls top blue state official ‘scum’ in fiery post
WASHINGTON, DC: Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, President Donald Trump launched a lengthy verbal attack against one of his biggest political enemies, Letitia James, the New York Attorney General, calling her “scum” and demanding her removal from office. The post was in response to a report accusing James of corrupt and dangerous actions.
Trump slams New York Attorney General Letitia James in fiery post
On Saturday, October 4, Trump wrote, “Corrupt Letitia James is costing New York State Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in lost business. No company or individual wants to be there, knowing that she’s the ‘Attorney General.’
She is a Complete and Total Disaster, who tried running against Kathy Hochul for Governor, and only got 1% of the Vote in Polls, and QUIT.”
“She then went back to her WITCH HUNT against President Donald J Trump, and others. Until this ‘SCUM’ is removed from the Attorney General’s Office, no company will move to New York, and few companies will be using the New York Stock Exchange, or NASDAQ, for going Public,” he continued, referring to himself in the third person.
Fox News report triggers Trump rant over New York’s business decline
Referring to the new Texas Stock Exchange set to be headquartered in Dallas, which was approved by the SEC on Tuesday, September 30, he added, “The new Texas Exchange will be taking ALL of this business away, and we’re talking Hundreds of Billions of Dollars!”
The post was written in response to a Fox News report that claimed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are planning to shutter their New York offices due to James’ “corrupt and dangerous business practices.”
Trump's long-standing feud with Letitia James
Trump has been targeting Letitia James ever since she won a lawsuit against the Trump Organization for overinflating the values of its properties to secure better loan terms, resulting in a $454 million judgment against the company.
Since his return to office, Trump has tried to use his presidential authority against James, attempting to have her prosecuted for mortgage fraud and later attacking the prosecutor who declined to bring criminal charges against her, giving him the option to resign or be fired.
The Department of Justice is still investigating James for “deprivation of rights,” which occurs when a government official violates someone’s constitutional rights.
James later spoke out against a Trump official who staked out her home wearing a brown trench coat as part of the investigation — an incident her attorney, Abbe David Lowell, condemned as a “truly bizarre, made-for-media stunt.”
Lowell later told The Daily Beast that the Trump administration’s probe into James “has to be the most blatant and desperate example of this administration carrying out the president’s political retribution campaign.”
