Reacting to the conviction of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) on corruption charges Tuesday, one of his former Democratic colleagues in the Senate unleashed a harsh tirade on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" — and lamented she couldn't use profanity to describe him.
Speaking with the MSNBC hosts, ex-Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) stated by blurting out, "Yeah, I don't even know where to start with this guy" after it was noted he plans to appeal his conviction.
"I mean, who does this? she asked co-host Willie Geist. "Who is [previously] put on trial for criminal acts as a United States senator and it's a hung jury — he's not acquitted. Then he comes back and takes cars, gold bars and cash stuffed in jackets and then he stands up in the courthouse and acts like he's a victim?"
'The most selfish act possible is for Bob Menendez not to look in the mirror and realize for the good of his country — if he cares about his country he needs to get out of town," she continued. "By the way, what jerk blames his new wife at the trial? Who does that?"
"A cancer-stricken wife we should add," Geist interjected.
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"I would use a word right now they would not like me to use in the control room. He is just a word that starts with an an 'a' and ends with an 'e,'" she continued. "I think they should call the vote next week and let the Republicans stew in the fact that they prosecuted a Democratic politician and they maybe want to protect him?"
"What kind of hypocrisy would that be? Let's call the vote and kick his amount a-- out!" she demanded.
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