Trump Taunts Mike Bloomberg After Dropping Out Of 2020 Race, Bloomberg and Allies Fire Back
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President Donald Trump ripped into former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg Wednesday morning after the billionaire announced he would drop out of the race.
Trump boasted that Bloomberg should have listened to him — which would have saved the Democratic contender “a billion dollars.”
Trump added that Bloomberg’s support for Vice President Joe Biden, who he endorsed on Wednesday, “won’t work!”
“Mini Mike Bloomberg just ‘quit’ the race for President. I could have told him long ago that he didn’t have what it takes, and he would have saved himself a billion dollars, the real cost. Now he will pour money into Sleepy Joe’s campaign, hoping to save face. It won’t work!” Trump tweeted.
Mini Mike Bloomberg just “quit” the race for President. I could have told him long ago that he didn’t have what it takes, and he would have saved himself a billion dollars, the real cost. Now he will pour money into Sleepy Joe’s campaign, hoping to save face. It won’t work!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2020
Bloomberg fired back at Trump, “See you soon, Donald,” with a Star Wars clip of Obi-Wan dueling with Darth Vader.
See you soon, Donald. https://t.co/hvozra0OfL pic.twitter.com/Mu300oLgeX
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) March 4, 2020
Trump made sure to also call out Bloomberg’s 2020 campaign advisor Tim O’Brien, boasting that he will be fired now that the run is over.
“Mini Mike Bloomberg will now FIRE Tim O’Brien, and all of the fools and truly dumb people who got him into this MESS. This has been the worst and most embarrassing, experience of his life…and now on to Sleepy Joe!” Trump riffed on Twitter.
Mini Mike Bloomberg will now FIRE Tim O’Brien, and all of the fools and truly dumb people who got him into this MESS. This has been the worst, and most embarrassing, experience of his life…and now on to Sleepy Joe!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2020
O’Brien responded to Trump, stating that all the Bloomberg campaign staffers are still around to “beat you in November.”
Well, @JoeBiden, @MikeBloomberg and the rest of the @Mike2020 team are still here, Donald. And we’re going to beat you in November. https://t.co/dMddSPD5Cy
— Tim O’Brien (@TimOBrien) March 4, 2020
Mini Mike, “Three months ago I entered the race for President to defeat Donald Trump, (and I failed miserably!).
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 4, 2020
Trump allies also responded to Bloomberg dropping out on Twitter:
It was a “short” campaign. https://t.co/Cu3bX1jMiE
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 4, 2020
We just watched Mike Bloomberg waste half a BILLION dollars – more than $10M per delegate received – to attack @realDonaldTrump.
It failed – miserably!#MikeDidntGetItDone
— Ronna McDaniel (@GOPChairwoman) March 4, 2020
Mini Mike Bloomberg in December: Joe Biden isn’t capable of being an effective president. pic.twitter.com/ryO1EOmhGF
— Trump War Room – Text EMPOWER to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) March 4, 2020
