Trump tears into Dems at private lunch hours before State of the Union

Trump on Monday reportedly tore into a host of Democrats during a private lunch with television anchors, hours before he was set to deliver a speech the White House insisted would focus on the need for comity and bipartisan consensus.

The New York Times reported that Trump singled out former Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D). He was critical of a number of prospective 2020 challengers as well.

The president reportedly expressed a desire to run against Biden, telling those at the White House lunch that the former vice president is “not very smart.”

“His gaffes are unbelievable,” Trump said, according to the Times. “When I say something that you might think is a gaffe, it’s on purpose; it’s not a gaffe. When Biden says something dumb, it’s because he’s dumb.”

Trump lashed out at several other Democrats in harsh terms, the Times reported. He called Schumer a "nasty son of a bitch," and said Northam "choked like a dog" at a press conference over the weekend where he refused to resign over a racist photo on his medical school yearbook page.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/428622-trump-tears-into-dems-at-private-lunch-hours-before-state-of-the

So much for unity and bipartisanship. Right dotard?