On Monday it was announced that the FBI had raided the office of Donald Trump's personal lawyer in regards to the ongoing allegations of an affair the president had with adult film star Stormy Daniels. In response, the president wasn't pleased.
Pres. Trump responds to Cohen raid, calls it a 'disgraceful situation.' "It's a total witch hunt." https://t.co/Y1dlylbj4f pic.twitter.com/bJcsgOE0Lk
— ABC News (@ABC) April 9, 2018
Trump on Cohen
It all started back in January when the Wall Street Journal broke a bombshell story revealing an alleged affair between Donald Trump and adult film star Stormy Daniels.
The paper reported that Michael Cohen, Trump's lawyer, had paid Daniels $130,000 in "hush money" during the 2016 presidential election to keep quiet about her relationship with Trump. Since then, Trump has been surprisingly quiet about the news, leaving members of his administration, like Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to deliver basic denials to the media. Fast forward to present day and it was reported on April 9 that the FBI had raided Cohen's office over the issue at hand, where he could face multiple charges, including bank fraud.
JUST IN: Trump's attorney being investigated for bank fraud, campaign finance violations: report https://t.co/m90oDeQN6a pic.twitter.com/Cq3fwZ3f8d
— The Hill (@thehill) April 9, 2018
While taking questions from reporters just hours after the story of the FBI raid on Michael Cohen was made public, Donald Trump hit back.
"Just heard that they broke into the office of one of my personal attorneys," Trump said, before referring to Cohen as a "good man." "It’s a disgrace,” Trump noted, before stating, "It's frankly a real disgrace. It’s an attack on our country." Not stopping there, Trump went on to noted, "It’s an attack on what we all stand for… A whole new level of unfairness."
Twitter backlash
After Donald Trump's remarks, critics of the president wasted no time hitting back.
"You must be getting close to a blackout by now," one tweet read.
Disgraceful could be used for you and your Administration.
— Joseph Carney (@JFCarneyJr) April 9, 2018
The president trashing the top law enforcement agency in the country is way more disgraceful.
— Cassie (@snarkysnowqueen) April 9, 2018
You must be getting close to a blackout by now😁
— Jan Sterling 🌊🇺🇸🌊 (@jansterling7) April 9, 2018
"The president trashing the top law enforcement agency in the country is way more disgraceful," a Twitter user wrote.
"Disgraceful could be used for you and your Administration," another tweet noted. "Your traitorous ways are almost over - you pathologically lying piece of sh*t," an additional tweet read.
Trump old boy, it's disgraceful only because, it will show you are a commi bastard, that put money before your country.
— Hell's Gate (@HellsGate8) April 9, 2018
@realDonaldTrump your traitorous ways are almost over - you pathologically lying piece of shit.
— Jack Pruitt (@pruittrox) April 9, 2018
Everything trump does is disgraceful 😂😂 what are we doing??
— Emmanuel (@GodPackers) April 9, 2018
"Trump will fire Jeff Sessions tonight and bomb Syria to get the news off him and his lawyer," a social media user predicted.
"Trump old boy, it's disgraceful only because, it will show you are a commi ba*tard, that put money before your country," a follow-up tweet read. As the negative reaction continued to pour in, it only highlighted the wide divide in the country between those who support Donald Trump and those who oppose him, with the Stormy Daniels headline remaining top news.
