US politics live: Donald Trump labels Charlamagne tha God a ‘racist sleazebag' over Epstien comments
President Donald Trump has lashed out at broadcaster Charlamagne tha God over his comments on the Jeffrey Epstein case.
'I think this Epstein thing is going to be a way for traditional conservatives to take their party back. I really do,' Charlamagne told Mr Trump's daughter-in-law Lara Trump, who is married to his son Eric, during an interview with Fox News.
'I think they know this is the issue that has gotten the base riled up. The MAGA base isn't letting this issue go. And for the first time, they know they can probably take their party back and not piss off the MAGA base. I think they're going to do that.'
Mr Trump disagrees.
'The very wonderful and talented Lara Trump, whose show is a big ratings success, put racist sleazebag Charlamagne 'The God' (why is he allowed to use the word 'GOD' when describing himself? Can anyone imagine the uproar there would be if I used that nickname?),' said Mr Trump, without quite finishing his sentence.
'He's a Low IQ individual, has no idea what words are coming out of his mouth, and knows nothing about me or what I have done,' he added.
'This dope, Charlamagne, would vote for Sleepy Joe or Kamala? Remember, one year ago our Country was DEAD, now it's the 'HOTTEST' Country anywhere in the World. MAGA!!!'
Elsewhere Chris Christie, the Republican former governor of New Jersey, has accused Mr Trump of behaving like a 'petulant child' by firing the head of America's labour statistics body after a worryingly abysmal jobs report.
'I've been talking about (this) since 2018,' Mr Christie told America's ABC News.
'When he gets news he doesn't like, he needs someone to blame, because he won't take the responsibility himself.
'And this is the action of a petulant child. You give me bad news, I fire the messenger.'
Mr Christie has been on something of a journey, when it comes to Mr Trump. He was among the first high profile elected Republicans to endorse Mr Trump in the party's 2016 primaries.
However he has since soured on the President.
He went on to rubbish any suggestion that the labour statistics could be 'rigged'.
'From everything I learned over my eight years as governor, it would be almost impossible for anyone to try to rig these numbers, because so many people are involved in putting them together,' said Mr Christie.
'When it comes to the director, the woman who was fired, all she's doing is being a conduit of the information ... it's irresponsible, but it also shows you the way he manages.'
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