logo

Kirsten Gillibrand Joins Presidential Run, Calls Trump a 'Coward' in a Speech Outside His Hotel

Kareena Koirala
Mar 26, 2019
06:25 A.M.

New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand directly attacked President Donald Trump and his policies during a speech, calling him a “coward” who “punches down” and said that he is tearing down the “moral fabric” of America.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Kicking off her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in front of Trump International Hotel, Gillibrand said the people of America deserve a president “worthy” of Americans’ bravery.

“The people of this country deserve a president worthy of your bravery. A president who not only sets an example but follows yours. Your bravery inspires me every day, and that is why I’, running for the president of the United States.”

Sen. Gillibrand even referred to the Trump building, calling it a “shrine to greed, division, and vanity,” and called the president a “coward”. She further added that Trump “demonized” the vulnerable and he punches down.

Advertisement

“He puts his name in bold on every building. He does all of this because he wants you to believe he is strong. He is not. Our President is a coward."

The Democratic candidate does not shy away from directly criticizing President Donald Trump unlike some of 2020 Democratic presidential primary candidates. She regularly voted against his nominees and even counted herself as a person who has stood up to President Trump “more than anyone else in US Senate”.

Advertisement

During her speech, Sen. Gillibrand also praised the bravery of high school students organizing to end gun violence and the formerly “well-behaved women” who organized, ran for office, voted and won in 2018.

Advertisement

Serving in the junior United States Senator from New York since 2009, Sen Gillibrand is a member of Democratic Party who served as a member of the US House of Representatives from 2007 to 2009.

Sen. Gillibrand’s presidential campaign will call for universal healthcare, gun control, national paid leave, “Medicare for All”, passing a “Green New Deal”, and “Universal pre-K”.

Advertisement
info
Please fill in your e-mail so we can share with you our top stories!
By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy
Advertisement
Related posts

NBC's Lester Holt's Kids with Wife of 40 Years Are 'Terrific,' 'Good Men' - Meet His Kids & Grandkids

March 22, 2022

Volodymyr Zelensky’s Wife Initially Did Not Want Him & Dated Another — She Stands ‘Next to’ Him 27 Years Later

March 03, 2022

Jimmy Carter's Wife of 75 Years 'Fell in Love with a Photograph of Him' Yet Denied His Proposal at First

April 07, 2022

Poor Old Man Spends His Last $60 on a Rusty Old Box at Auction and It Makes Him a Millionaire — Story of the Day

April 19, 2022

Jimmy Carter's Youngest Child, His Only Daughter, Attended Public School That Was 'About to Close Down'

February 08, 2022

Barack Obama Was Not Worried about His Daughters Dating Their Current Boyfriends

April 29, 2022

Jackie Kennedy Did Not Want To Be a 'Sad Little Housewife' & Felt Hurt When JFK 'Never Called up for Weeks'

March 12, 2022

Man Captures Images of Homeless People and Recognizes Mom He Lost 30 Years Ago in One of Them — Story of the Day

March 17, 2022

Gary Sinise Once Called a Disabled Vet & Father of 2 Struggling With Easy Tasks - He Got a Smart Home Later

February 08, 2022

‘McCloud’ Star Dennis Weaver Proposed Twice & Wed Wife of 61 Years on the Same Day

February 16, 2022

Volodymyr Zelenskyy: Children Are 'Pure in Thoughts' & 'Actions' — His Kids Remain in Ukraine amid Invasion

March 17, 2022

George H W Bush’s Wife of 76 Years ‘Married the First Man’ She Ever Kissed — Inside Their Marriage

April 09, 2022

Jane Wyman Forced Ronald Reagan to Propose to Her ⁠— He Cried While Filing for Divorce

March 26, 2022

Alex Guarnaschelli & Decade Younger Fiancé Split ⁠— He Proposed after Her Kid from Her First Marriage Approved

May 20, 2022