The Latest: Gillibrand says Trump's tweet is 'sexist smear'
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump and allegations of sexual misconduct (all times local):
11:15 a.m.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says President Donald Trump's latest tweet about her was a "sexist smear" aimed at silencing her voice. The New York Democrat says she won't be silenced on the issue of sexual harassment.
She's renewing her calls for a congressional investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against the president, because she says that's "the right thing to do."
Gillibrand silently shook her head at the idea that she had "begged" Trump for campaign contributions.
Trump earlier Tuesday laced into Gillibrand, tweeting that she would come to his office "begging" for campaign contributions and "do anything" to get them.
Democrats accused the president of making unsavory insinuations about the New York senator.
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11:05 a.m.
A House Democrat is lashing out at President Donald Trump for his tweet about New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, calling him a "truly disgraceful human being."
Trump criticized Gillibrand on Tuesday, tweeting that she would come to his office "begging" for campaign contributions and "do anything" to get them. Democrats accused the president of making unsavory insinuations about the New York senator. On Monday, Gillibrand had called for Trump's resignation, citing accusations of sexual misconduct.
Kentucky Rep. John Yarmuth said in a statement that in responding to the allegations, Trump had tried to "publicly shame yet another woman" and in the process "the president has shown us exactly what kind of person he is."
Yarmuth said: "This is not about politics. Donald Trump has proven to be a poison for the presidency, a cancer on the country, and a truly disgraceful human being."
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9:10 a.m.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is responding to a Twitter attack by President Donald Trump over her call for him to resign over past allegations of sexual misconduct.
The New York Democrat tweeted: "You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office."
Gillibrand on Monday had called for Trump to resign, after several women called new attention to past allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump.
On Twitter Tuesday, Trump called Gillibrand a "lightweight."
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8:35 a.m.
President Donald Trump is lashing out at Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has called on him to resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Trump calls the New York Democrat "lightweight" and "a total flunky for Chuck Schumer," the Senate Democratic leader.
Trump says Gillibrand "would come to my office "begging" for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them)."
Gillibrand told CNN on Monday that the allegations of sexual misconduct are credible and numerous and that Trump should resign.
Trump sailed past a raft of allegations of sexual misconduct in last year's presidential election, but the national #MeToo spotlight is turning back to the president and his past conduct.
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7:38 a.m.
President Donald Trump is pushing back against sexual misconduct allegations, saying he's the target of "false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don't know and/or have never met."
Trump lashed out on Twitter Tuesday, a day after three women who previously accused Trump of sexual harassment shared their stories on NBC's "Megyn Kelly Today."
Trump says Democrats "have been unable to show any collusion with Russia" and now are "moving on" to these allegations. He adds: "FAKE NEWS!"
The women - Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks - urged Congress to investigate Trump's behavior.
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied the allegations Monday and pledged to provide a list of eyewitnesses whose accounts exonerated the president. She did not provide the list by late Monday.