Democratic manager: Trump ‘ought to get a grip and be more presidential’

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a House impeachment manager, said Sunday that President Trump should be “more presidential” after he sent a tweet criticizing Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the lead House Democrat who is presenting the impeachment case against Trump in the Senate. 

“The president has a tendency to say things that seem threatening to people,” Lofgren said on CNN’s “State of the Union” when questioned about Trump’s Sunday morning tweet. 

“He ought to  get a grip and be more presidential,” Lofgren added. 

“The President has a tendency to say things that seem threatening to people… he really ought to get a grip and be a little more presidential.” House impeachment manager @RepZoeLofgren reacts to President Trump’s latest tweet targeting Rep. Adam Schiff. #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/Mz8gLJPPeM

— State of the Union (@CNNSotu) January 26, 2020

Her comments came in response to Trump’s morning tweet, which said: “Shifty Adam Schiff is a CORRUPT POLITICIAN, and probably a very sick man. He has not paid the price, yet, for what he has done to our Country!”

Schiff has been a frequent target of Trump’s attacks on Twitter. 

Trump’s tweet came after his defense team attacked Schiff’s credibility during their opening arguments on Saturday in the Senate impeachment trial.