President Trump lashed out on Twitter at the Democratic senator who publicly shared that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch had told him he found Trump's attacks on the federal judiciary "disheartening" and "demoralizing."
In a morning tweet, Trump tried to question the credibility of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., by referencing a 2010 acknowledgment by Blumenthal that he had misspoken about having served in Vietnam, when in fact he had never gone to war.
"Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie), now misrepresents what Judge Gorsuch told him?" Trump said in his tweet.
On Wednesday, Blumenthal relayed to reporters comments he said were made by Gorsuch, Trump's Supreme Court nominee, during a private meeting. The account was confirmed by Ron Bonjean, a member of the group guiding the judge through his confirmation process on behalf of Trump's administration.
