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Trump shares sexist tweets calling Hillary Clinton a 'skank' and insulting prominent Democrats

Officials dismissed Trump's moves as fabricated attacks that will only turn off voters who are more interested in the actual existential threat posed by the coronavirus: Getty
Officials dismissed Trump's moves as fabricated attacks that will only turn off voters who are more interested in the actual existential threat posed by the coronavirus: Getty

Donald Trump shared a string of sexist tweets from a failed congressional candidate calling Hillary Clinton a "skank", suggesting that Nancy Pelosi's mouth be taped shut and mocking the physical appearance of former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams.

The president shared eight posts from John K Stahl — who also has called Ms Abrams "Shamu" and the House Speaker "Super Skank" — amid a streak of messages attacking absentee ballots and promoting a discredited conspiracy theory about MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, while the nation's death toll from coronavirus pandemic approaches 100,000.

Mr Trump also has spent a part of the Memorial Day weekend golfing at his Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.

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